Messerschmitt Me 262: Development /Testing/Production (Schiffer Book for Collectors () [Hardcover]

Willy Radinger (Author), Walter Schick (Author), reconnaissance (Editor), fighter/bomber (Editor), Accounts of the developments of the fighter (Editor), and night fighter versions. (Editor)

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Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors ( | Publication Date: January 1, 2004

Accounts of the developments of the fighter, fighter/bomber, reconnaissance, and night fighter versions.

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Accounts of the developments of the fighter, fighter/bomber, reconnaissance, and night fighter versions.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.; 1st Ed. (U.S.) edition (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887405169
• ISBN-13: 978-0887405167
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,435,676 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent in depth study of the Me 262., February 12, 1999

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This review is from: Messerschmitt Me 262: Development /Testing/Production (Schiffer Book for Collectors () (Hardcover)

This is a 'must have' book on the Messerschmitt Me 262. Lots of new photographs. Outstanding color photos - excellent text. Every page something new.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Me-262 Overview, December 26, 2009

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cpt matt (tanktown, DE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Messerschmitt Me 262: Development /Testing/Production (Schiffer Book for Collectors () (Hardcover)

I called this an overview because while this book has many excellent photos (some in WW2 color, others of a beautfully restorted Me-262), the author gives a general background of jet development, the difficulties in getting this jet into service.

There are plenty of line drawings of all aspects of the plane, statistics and data for those interested in such details. The book itself is first class - glossy paper, great photos - especially of the factories before and after the Allied raids as well as photos of the hardened shelters the Germans were building to protect the factories from air raids.

Crowood Aviation Series has a book on the Me-262 with a little more narrative (by David Barker), but the photos in the book are what makes this one a great buy. I appreciate both technical and artistic aspects, which is why I bought both! If you have to choose one, it would boil down to whether or not you prefer facts/stats over photos and color. Both books are good. I lean towards this one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, March 10, 2008

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orionRider (Belgium) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Messerschmitt Me 262: Development /Testing/Production (Schiffer Book for Collectors () (Hardcover)

This book is not only historically accurate, but easy to read as well, with many original photos and illustrations. Like already said, it's a 'must have'.
However, if you are more interested in operational use of the Me262 you could be dissapointed. This work is more about prototypes and airframe variations: no savage dogfights in here...