Stormbird Rising Me 262

by Hugh Morgan

The troubled birth and dramatically brief career of the Stormbird are chartered in full detail in this benchmark work on the premier Luftwaffe fighter. Through unique interviews sourced specifically for this volume, surviving fighter, nightfighter and reconnaissance pilots relate their experiences of flying the Me 262 in the final months of the war. The handful of surviving Stormbirds spread across the globe are also detailed in full, and a comprehensive appendices features original factory drawings and performance charts compiled by RAF Intelligence during World War 2. Profusely illustrated with over 200 unique photographs gleaned from original sources, this volume also contains an eight-page colour section.

Genres: Military History, History, Aviation

216 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1994

Reviews

[Robert Hepple · Rating 4 out of 5]

Published in 1994, 'Me 262 - Stormbird Rising' tells the story of Germany's revolutionary jet fighter aircraft of WW2, the Me 262. Development and operational use of the type is well covered, together with some informative short biographies of some of the pilots concerned, and finished with a detailed look at surviving airframes. A lot of excellent photos and some colour profile artworks round of the work. It does also feature almost as many typos as a tabloid newspaper, but read well nevertheless.

[Grahambootle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another very brief book, but it did a good job dispelling some of the myths about the 262. Some of the information was presented twice but I suppose that is to be expected from a cut and paste type book like this.

I will read more of the series...