Rocket Fighter The Story of the Me 163
London: Macdonald, 1963. Octavo, red hardcover with gilt spine lettering, xiv, 162 pp., 12 double-sided plates. Boards rubbed, mild foxing throughout, old smell, some spotting throughout, otherwise a good copy in worn and torn dust-jacket. First edition. The flight testing of the world's first fully-controllable rocket aircraft, the Me 163, is one of the most dramatic chapters of aviation history. The story is told by Mano Ziegler, one of the thirty pilots of Erprobungskommando (Test-Commando) 16, who, under the veil of deepest secrecy, were entrusted with the operational development of the Me 163 during the Second World War. Some of the events described in this book may sound quite improbable, but every incident is true. The names and places and events are as real as the story itself. Item #5059
From the library of Clare Marshall.
Price (AUD): $100.00