Description: In the summer of 1944, US Army Air Force (USAAF) aircrews flying over the Third Reich reported observing small, high-speed 'batlike' aircraft flying close to their formations. The Luftwaffe's extraordinary Messerschmitt Me 163 rocket-powered interceptor was making its devastating debut with Jagdgeschwader (JG) 400. Capable of reaching high altitudes in the shortest possible time by using a volatile rocket fuel, the Me 163 was the Luftwaffe's most impressive yet dangerous aircraft, and the fastest in the world. Luftwaffe expert Robert Forsyth details the testing of the aircraft and its lethal SG 500 'Fighter Fist' weapons system, as well as its deployment against the B17s and B24s of the USAAF's Eighth Air Force and, from late 1944, the Lancasters and Halifaxes of RAF Bomber Command. These duels started a deadly form of warfare, with the bomber squadrons striking at Germany's synthetic oil refineries and jet airfields, and the Me 163s of JG 400 trying to stop them using cutting-edge aeronautical technology. Using specially commissioned artwork, original photographs and rare first-hand interviews with the pilots that fought the decisive dogfights, this exciting book describes the pivotal encounters over Northern Europe.
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Book Series: Duel
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Features: Illustrated
Original Language: English
Book Title: Me 163 Vs Allied Heavy Bombers : Northern Europe 1944-45
Item Length: 9.8in
Item Height: 0.2in
Item Width: 7.2in
Author: Robert Forsyth
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Military / Aviation, World
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA, Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Year: 2024
Genre: History
Item Weight: 9.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 80 Pages
