9.Staffel/Jagdgeschwader 26: The Battle of Britain Photo Album of Luftwaffe Bf 109 Pilot Willy Fronhöfer [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

John Vasco (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2004

This book is a short photo-history of one Luftwaffe fighter Staffel, predominantly showing the Battle of Britain period, up to the point when Willy Fronhöfer belly-landed his Bf 109 E-4, Yellow 10, W. Nr. 1184, at Jubilee Hall Farm, Ulcombe, on 31st August 1940 following combat with Pilot Officer Colin Gray of 54 Squadron. The photographs record not only aircraft, but personalities of the Staffel flying and ground personnels scenes of daily life, the devastation found as the Staffel advanced through occupied territory, the enemy aircraft found destroyed or abandoned, and a population made transient by the horror of war. It is a unique, brief insight into a very small section of the German war machine as it enjoyed unparalleled success in its push across western Europe in the spring and summer of 1940.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 152 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764323350
• ISBN-13: 978-0764323355
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,106,661 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Photographic Heaven, February 3, 2008

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This review is from: 9.Staffel/Jagdgeschwader 26: The Battle of Britain Photo Album of Luftwaffe Bf 109 Pilot Willy Fronhöfer (Hardcover)

Willy Fronhwer's book "9.Staffel/Jagdgeschwader 26: The Battle of Britain Photo Album of Luftwaffe Bf 109" by Schiffer brings a very interesting account on day-by-day actions by this well-known Jagdwaffe Geschwader, focusing on 9.Staffel. The work consists of photographs taken in various places and time: air fields, on mission, plain's crash sites, pilots, technicians etc. As usual for Schiffer, the photos are crisp and of high resolution quality. Most of them are unpublished before, some of them I saw first time. My recognition goes to Willy Fronhwer and John Vasco.