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He 162 Volksjager Units

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Combat Aircraft - Bombers

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Product Info

Title
He 162 Volksjager Units
Publisher
Category
Author
Rober Forsyth
Publish Year
2016
Pages
96
Dimensions
7x9.5x.5"
NKG Part #
2147649354
MFG. Part #
OSPCOM118
Type
Softcover
Series
COM118

Description

With the Third Reich on the brink of defeat Hitler's instructions to his designers were clear. He wanted a Volksjäger - a People's Fighter that was quick to produce and used minimal quantities of strategic materials. Heinkel rose to the challenge with the He 162, a fighter constructed of wood and metal that was designed, built and flown in the staggeringly short time of ten weeks. Professional pilots were in short supply, and so the Luftwaffe was ordered to man the He 162 with hastily trained members of the Hitler Youth - a flawed plan that fortunately never came to fruition.

Detailed aircraft profiles and never before seen photographs perfectly complement the analysis of the revolutionary Heinkel He 162 as author Robert Forsyth traces its entire history, from the early design and production through to its limited combat experience.