Messerschmitt Me 109 in Swiss Air Force Service
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (552 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764329243 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Masterful, sweeping history of Swiss neutrality during WWII Lloyd M. Fuke Schiffer books on aviation history have always been scholarly, albeit drydissertations on aviation history. Georg Hoch has opened a colorful(literally) chapter of aviation history with his comprehensive volumeon World War 2 Switzerland and fierce protection of its sovereignty.He details the negotiations with Germany as war clouds were looming;there were obvious sweetheart deals between German and Swisscorporations that heavily favored German warplanes. This favoritismdid not translate into tolerance of German inc. What else can I say but this really opened my What else can I say but this really opened my eyes to how Switzerland, my ancestral home, used German technology to keep the Germans at bay. I wish the author would cover the wide variety of foreign aircraft impounded and later used by the Helvetians to guard their air space.
The book also contains nearly 450 mostly unpublished photographs, including colour. The aircraft and its procurement during the 1930s and 1940s are described in detail, as are the internal quarrels and errors in planning. His specialties included aircraft armament, structure, and war repairs.. This book describes the procurement, operation and technical aspects of the legendary Messerschmitt Me 109 in Swiss service during and after World War II. The Me 109G Gustav is extensively discussed, and a chapter on camouflage paint and markings will be of special interest to modellers. Georg Hoch was born in 1943 in Zurich, and was an instructor in the Luftwaffe