Wings of the Luftwaffe: Flying German Aircraft of the Second World War

by Eric M. Brown, William Green, Gordon Swanborough

During the first chaotic months after the fall of the Third Reich, the RAE sent test pilots throughout the British Zone of Occupation to collect examples of the Luftwaffe's standard aircraft and then ferry them to Farnborough. Captain Eric Brown was a pilot in this ferrying operation. Here Brown delivers a detailed assessment of the characteristics of these principal German Fw200C; Heinkel He162; Junkers Ju87; Dornier Do217; Messerschmitt Me262, Bf109G, Bf110, Me163, and several others.

Genres: Aircraft, History, Aviation, World War II, Nonfiction

176 pages, Hardcover

First published June 9, 1977

Reviews

[Sleepy Boy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Neat book by an RAF pilot whose job at the end of the war was to go around test piloting various German aircraft. The text is his thoughts/opinions on how the aircraft performed. Some data he got wrong in terms of what things were used for by the Germans but this is a minor quibble and understandable given the time frame.

[Stephen · Rating 5 out of 5]

The previous reviewer needs to think again ! Mr Brown knows alot more than him ! An outstanding book, pure gold.