What book - secreat planes of the Luftwaffe

[Jack]

Folks - I am looking for a book for Jack Jnr for Christmas and I have seen it about but can't remember where and what the name was.

 

It is basically the ' secret planes of the Luftwaffe' or something like that - does anyone have any ideas what the hell I am talking about :dunno: :dunno:

[Enigma]

Maybe this helps?

I used to make scale models of the experimental jat.rocket planes on the Luftwaffe.

Remember 2 specialised books about the topic but can't remeber the titles...

 

http://www.amazon.com/Germanys-Secret-Weapons-World-War/dp/0760308470

 

http://www.aberdeenbookstore.com/luftwaffe.htm

 

http://www.luft46.com/Myhra/dmyhra.html

[fv1609]

There are two good ones I've got but maybe out of print;

 

German Secret Weapons of World War 2 by Ian Hogg 1970 ISBN 85368 053 1

 

German Secret Weapons, Blueprint for Mars by Brian Ford 1970 no ISBN given

 

I am not a great book reader especially about non British stuff. But both were a fascinating read, particularly if you are interested in guided weapons. You can see where a lot of ATGWs came from, yet immediately after the war there seemed to be no interest by USA or UK in exploiting what the Germans had achieved in ATGWs. Initially it was only the French who cornered the market in this field by exploiting what the Germans had already done.

[Enigma]

Whats ATGW? :dunno:

[fv1609]

Whats ATGW? :dunno:

 

 

Sorry, Anti-Tank Guided Weapon

[Snapper]

There was a book ages ago with a mix of original photographs and artwork by the great John Batchelor; I'm sure it was as you say, the Secret planes of the Luftwaffe. It covered all the weird and wonderful jets that never got off the drawing board and some that did. Dunno where you will find this book. It was the sort of thing the Aviation Library, or whatever it was called would sell off cheap as a "come on" for subscribers.

[Jack]

Great work, many thanks chaps - sorted (youth talk).

 

 

 

[ashley]

There was a book ages ago with a mix of original photographs and artwork by the great John Batchelor; I'm sure it was as you say, the Secret planes of the Luftwaffe. It covered all the weird and wonderful jets that never got off the drawing board and some that did. Dunno where you will find this book. It was the sort of thing the Aviation Library, or whatever it was called would sell off cheap as a "come on" for subscribers.

 

 

 

I remember meeting J Batchelor on a couple of occasions and eventually brought some of his art work for military publications, i still have a signed piece of a German 8 - rad in Afrika colours

 

Ashley

[Snapper]

treasure.