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JG 7 : the world's first jet fighter unit 1944/1945 / by Boehme, Manfred,1934-(CARDINAL)752282; Johnston, David,1947-(CARDINAL)391180;
Subjects: Germany. Luftwaffe. Jagdgeschwader 7; World War, 1939-1945; Messerschmitt 262 (Jet fighter plane);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The ME 262 Stormbird : from the pilots who flew, fought, and survived it / by Heaton, Colin D.(CARDINAL)668679;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-299).Too little, too late -- On the drawing board -- Test flights -- In the field -- Competition and innovation -- The stormbird takes wing -- A questionable political decision -- First encounters -- Challenges of the jet -- Night and day -- Fighting the fighters -- Fighting the bombers -- Kommando Mowotny -- The death of Nowotny -- Kommando Nowotny carries on -- Victories in the face of defeat -- Allied forces fight back -- The last death throes of JG-7 -- Galland and the squadron of experts -- The loss of Steinhoff -- Back in the air -- Galland's last mission -- The end of the war and JV-44 -- Operations Lusty and Paperclip : the post-war scramble for jets -- Appendix 1 : "My last mission / by Joe Petersbur -- Appendix 2 : German ranks and medals -- Appendix 3 -- Additional ME 262 data.
Subjects: Biographies.; Germany. Luftwaffe. Jagdgeschwader 7; Messerschmitt 262 (Jet fighter plane); Fighter pilots; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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