Osprey Military Aircraft : Me 262 : Stormbird Rising [hb] (1995)

Author - Hugh Morgan  Illustrator - 0

The troubled birth and dramatically brief career of the Stormbird are chartered in full detail in this benchmark work on the premier Luftwaffe fighter. Through unique interviews sourced specifically for this volume, surviving fighter, nightfighter and reconnaissance pilots relate their experiences of flying the Me 262 in the final months of the war. The handful of surviving Stormbirds spread across the globe are also detailed in full, and a comprehensive appendices features original factory drawings and performance charts compiled by RAF Intelligence during World War 2. Profusely illustrated with over 200 unique photographs gleaned from original sources, this volume also contains an eight-page colour section. 0