Description
The combat biographies of 7 Luftwaffe aces: 3 day-fighter pilots; 1 night-fighter pilot; 1 close-support pilot; and, 2 bomber pilots. Included are: Heinz Bär (221 victories and Me 262 ace); Otto Kittel (4th highest Luftwaffe ace with 267 kills); Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (leading night-fighter ace with 121 kills); Wilhelm Batz who combat flying career did not start until 1943 but who ended the war with 237 kills in the elite JG 52; Otto Weiß (close-support pilot flying the Hs 123 and Hs 129); Joachim Helbig (Ju 88 bomber ace, especially over Malta); Ludwig Havighorst, who served with the infantry, Fallschirmjäger forces and then the Luftwaffe (50 missions over Stalingrad). A mix of both well-known and less famous pilots, all of whom won at least the Knight’s cross. Extensive photo coverage makes this an exciting addition to Luftwaffe literature.
Hard cover, small format (6″x9″), 403 pages, 170 photographs.
ISBN 0921991 31-2
