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Luftwaffe over Czech Territory – 1945, Pt. III: Messerschmitt Me 262s of KG & KG(J) units
46,80 €The third title of our Luftwaffe over Czech territory 1945 is dealing with an attempt of Luftwaffe to significantly increase number of jet fighters by retraining bomber pilots for fighter tasks. The IX.Fliegerkorps(J) was based under Dietrich Peltz command and several KG units were transformed into KG(J), but only KG(J) 54 reached regular operational status and was sent into action. It was transferred to Prague in April 1945 and together with JG 7 and fragments of KG(J) 6 saw final battles over Bohemia, Germany and at Prague.
Despite of KG(J) 54 and KG(J) 6 the KG 51 was regular bomber unit which flew operationally from the late of 1944. At the end of April 1945 several aircraft moved to Prague, joined other Me 262 units there and took part in final actions.
Special chapter is dedicated to production of Me 262Bs.
The title includes camouflage studies of 11 Me 262s of KG(J) 6, KG(J) 54 and KG 51 which saw action over Czech area in 1945 including two Me 262Bs. The text is accompanied by nearly 300 b/w and color photos, tens of original documents and tables. -
Luftwaffe over Czech Territory – 1945, Pt. V:Messerschmitt Bf 109s of KG(J) 6
49,95 €Approx. 150 photos, color profiles of 16 aircraft, tables, maps.
The difficulties connected with implementation of Me 262 into operational service especially the lack of experienced fighters resulted in a rare process of retraining pilots from disbanded Kampfgeschwaders to jet fighters. The end of the process combat sorties of retrained pilots with Me 262s is described in the title Messerschmitt Me 262s of KG & KG(J) Units.
This study covers historical background of Kampfgeschwaders transfer into Kampfgeschwader(J) units with focus on KG 6 and KG(J) 6 and its training in the area of Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren. The historical text part is followed by detailed analysis of 16 Bf 106G-6, G-10 and K-4 used by the unit. -
Luftwaffe over Czech Territory – 1945, Pt. VI: Messerschmitt Bf 109s & Other Aircraft I. / EKG(J)
46,80 €There has been realized an operation within the Luftwaffe since autumn 1944 to increase number of shortage fighter pilots by retraing of bomber pilots. This transformation and pilot training have been described in the titles Messerschmitt Me 262s of KG & KG(J) units and Messerschmitt Bf 109s of KG(J) 6. This study deals with the I./EKG(J) which should ensure to continuously replenish the personell strengh of KG(J) units and to substitute expected losses and which activities were mostly connected with Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia. The title extends number of titles with this theme to the trilogy.
As is usual in the Luftwaffe over Czech Territory 1945 line the historical description is accompanied by historical documents, tables, b/w and colour photos and description of 38 aircraft from that 28 Messerschmitt Bf 109s, 5 Focke-Wulf Fw 190s and 5 Arado Ar 96Bs.