Stormbird Colors: Construction, Camouflage and Markings of the ME 262

 

Continuing the Eagle Files series with the newest title by Brett Green, author of Eagle Files #3 Augsburg's Last Eagles and Benjamin Evans, Stormbird Colors examines one of the most fascinating aircraft of WWII, the Luftwaffe's late war jet.

The history, camouflage and markings of the Me 262 is described with the assistance of 40 WWII period photos, scale drawings, and excerpts from an original Me 262 engineering handbook. The Jumo 004 turbojet engine is also placed in its historical context as both a crucial asset and disappointing liability for the Stormbird.

A full colour photo essay of "Black X", werknummer 500200 is outlined together with a history of its pilot and its service with II./KG 51. "Black X" is the last remaining complete Me 262 bomber, now housed in Australia. This fascinating Stormbird was repainted in the 1950s but its original wartime paintwork was partially exposed by research in the early 1980s. Important elements of "Black X", including the cannon bay and fuselage interior are in extraordinarily good condition. EF#5 includes many colour photographs to highlight construction and camouflage aspects of this significant aircraft. The late-war camouflage on "Black X" is comprehensively discussed and cross-referenced against reliable sources of RLM colours and Federal Standard samples.

Illustrated by Tom Tullis, all new colour profiles plus a summary of the special markings applied to the Stormbird are included along with tactical and unit markings presented in full colour

- An extremely detailed guide to camouflage and markings of the Messerschmitt Me 262
- Profusely illustrated throughout
- Includes 32 pages of full colour photographs and colour profiles

Author: Green, B., Evans

Softcover 280mm x 210mm 90 pages 16pp colour ills, many b/w photos

Book Code:  HE0036