Sharks of the air : Willy Messerschmitt and how he built the world's first operational jet fighter /

In July 1944 the Allies were stunned by the appearance of the Messerschmitt Me-262, the world?s first operational jet warplane. This new German fighter was more than 100 mph faster than any other aircraft in the skies. Although always greatly outnumbered, the Me-262 gained scores of victories over A...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harvey, James Neal
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Havertown, Pa. : Casemate, ©2011.
Temas:
Messerschmitt, Willy, > 1898-1978.
Messerschmitt, Willy, > 1898-1978
1939-1945
Aeronautical engineers > Germany > Biography.
Messerschmitt airplanes > Design and construction > History.
Messerschmitt airplanes > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, German.
Ingénieurs en aéronautique > Allemagne > Biographies.
Messerschmitt (Avions) > Histoire.
TRANSPORTATION > Aviation > History.
Aeronautical engineers
Messerschmitt airplanes
Military operations, Aerial > German
Germany
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue; PART I: TAKING FLIGHT; PART II: BIRTH OF THE JET AGE; PART III: A CRUCIAL MISTAKE; PART IV: REAPING THE WHIRLWIND; PART V: THE STORMBIRD GOES TO WAR; PART VI: ARMAGEDDON; Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Source Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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