Modelling the Messerschmitt Me 262
Green, Brett / Oehler, Robert This book provides a complete guide to modelling the Messerschmitt Me 262 - the greatest jet fighter of World War II. Developed from a 1938 design, the Me 262 'Schwalbe' (Swallow) was the world's first operational turbojet aircraft. First flown as a pure jet in 1942, it proved much faster than conventional aircraft. Develpment problems, Allied bombings and cautions Luftwaffe leadership created delays that halted its production until late 1943....