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Jagdwaffe V5 Sec 4- Jet Fighters and Rocket Interceptors 1944-1945 (Luftwaffe Colours)

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The Luftwaffe Colours series wraps up with this stand-alone volume on the major jet and rocket fighters developed by Germany in the Second World War.

The authors, J. Richard Smith and Eddie Creek, had done an excellent job tracing the development and operational use of Messerschmitt's lethal Me 163 and 262 aircraft. While both aircraft had great potential, each aircraft had problems in development; the Me 163 in particular was an inherently dangerous aircraft due to the fuel it used. Though each aircraft achieved some success, the effect they had on the air war was minimal.

As with other volumes in the series, the book is a combination of narrative, including first-hand accounts of flights and combats, dozens of photos including rare color shots and over 20 color profiles by Creek and Tom Tullis.

Very nicely done!

Another excelent book showing the final years of the war with the jets like Me 163, He 162 and Me 262, have a lot of drawings and photos.