Jagdgeschwader 400: Germany's Elite Rocket Fighters: No. 37 (Aviation Elite Units) - Softcover

Ransom, Stephen; Cammann, Hans-Hermann

 
9781846039751: Jagdgeschwader 400: Germany's Elite Rocket Fighters: No. 37 (Aviation Elite Units)

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Epitomising the advanced nature of Germany's aerospace industry in World War II, the Messerschmitt Me 163 had a huge psychological impact on Allied pilots who encountered it over war-torn Germany. It was unexpected, it was fast and it was a difficult target to destroy - all factors on which to base a good story.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Stephen Ransom studied aeronautical engineering at the University of Salford. One of his most recent works, is the definitive, two-volume study of the Messerschmitt Me 163, Me 163 Rocket Interceptor, (Classic Publications, 2002 and 2003. His latest book is Junkers Ju 287Germany's Forward Swept Wing Bomber (Classic Publications, 2008). Hans-Hermann Cammann has been a regular guest at the annual reunions of former comrades of Erprobungskommando 16 and Jagdgeschwader 400 held either at Bad Zwischenahn or Berlin since 1988. In the course of time a friendship developed between him and Wolfgang Späte, the former Geschwaderkommodore of JG 400. This friendship culminated in Späte appointing him 'archivist' for JG 400. He started work on the two-volume work published by Classic at the suggestion of his co-author, Stephen Ransom, who was conducting detailed research into the history of the airfield at Brandis at the time. Hans-Hermann Cammann is a serving officer in the Bundeswehr.

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