World War II (Guide to) Air Power, by Daniel Green

[Richard T Eger]

This is a general interest site. It is a bit uneven and on the light side in terms of information provided. The site address is:

http://www.ww2guide.com/

Sections of Luftwaffe interest are:

Guns - Tables listing guns by weapon name, nation, ammunition, rate of fire, muzzle velocity, weight, platforms, & comments.

Bombs Weapons Rockets Aircraft Ordnance - Presents brief information on German bombs.

Air Defenses of World War II - Nice coverage on German Flak.

Aircraft Engines of World War II - Brief information on a wide variety of German engines.

Jet and Rocket Aircraft WWII - Uneven coverage on the following aircraft:

Heinkel He 280
Messerschmitt Me 262
Messerschmitt Me 163
Heinkel He 162
Ba 349 Natter
Arado 234
Gotha Go 229 (Ho IX)
Junkers Ju 287

Coverage is most extensive on the Me 262 and its operational deployment. Variable amount of technical data. Tabular data on jet engines.

Fighters

Fighter Aircraft and Aces of World War II - Lists top aces of each country.

Axis Fighters of World War II - Uneven coverage of the following aircraft:

Messerschmitt Bf 109
Focke-wulf Fw-190
Messerschmitt Me 163
Messerschmitt Me 262
Messerschmitt Bf 110
Messerschmitt Me 210 / Me 410

Vergeltungswaffe V-Weapons - Video, photo, text, and technical data on the following:

V-1 Flying Bomb
V-2 (A-4) Rocket
V-3 High Pressure Pump "Hochdruckpumpe" "Millipede" "Busy Lizzie"

World War II People, Personalities - Minimal information on a variety of the more important personalities.

Glossary - Minimal coverage of German terminology.

World War II Timeline - Brief, but useful, timeline of major events.

Links - Extensive list of links.

Regards,
Richard

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

Nonny
700 shot down by Me262s?
Sat May 22, 2024 12:42
217.132.54.98

According to this article, 700 Allied aircraft wwere downed by Me262s Is this correct? I thought the figure was closer to 200.
http://www.ww2guide.com/jetrock.shtml#he280

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Primoz Debenjak
This article doesn't seem to be a reliable source of info
Sat May 22, 2024 19:57
217.72.68.6

According to this article, "more than 100" or "more than 700" Allied aircraft were downed by Me 262s (one of these figures must be a typo).
I also found "100 mph (240 km/h)" (instead of 160 km/h). Don't believe everything you read.

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Ruy Horta
Re: 700 shot down by Me262s?
Sun May 23, 2024 13:22
194.109.243.112

Get most of your answers from:

The Me262 Combat Diary
The story of the worlds First Jet Fighter in Battle
John Foreman & S.E. Harvey
Air Research, 1995
1-871187-30-3

Ruy Horta