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Luftwaffe: Secret Jets of the Third Reich


GordonD

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In the closing months of World War Two the Germans came up with some bizarre aircraft designs, most of which never got off the drawing board, There is of course a whole modelling community dedicated to this sort of thing: Luftwaffe '46, so called because if the war had continued for another year then some of these designs may well have seen active service.

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This book is an ideal introduction to those who want to know more about these aircraft, While some are adaptations of existing designs, others look like something that Gerry Anderson might have come up with the morning after a cheese-and-pickle supper! The Focke-Wulf Triebflügeljäger mit L-Antrieb, as shown on the cover, for instance - you'd never get me up in one of those things! And as for the rocket-powered aircraft designed to ram Allied bombers...

I spotted this book in WH Smith's. 132 pages, softback, £6.99, it's a fascinating read. The only drawback is that I now want kits of them!

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Hi, Folks.

Just a small point (and not made to prove just how clever I am!).... the OP quotes the cover price as £9.99. If I'm reading the image right, it's really £6.99.

Cheers.

Chris.

You're right - I bought another magazine at the same time and that's the one that cost a tenner. Thanks for pointing it out - I've corrected the post.

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Hi, Gordon.

No problem at all, my friend.

Bought mine a few weeks ago.... Some of the stuff they were proposing almost defies belief, but I suppose they were getting desperate towards the war's end.

Well worth a read BTW.

Chris.

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I've got Caz on the lookout for a copy if she's near a newsagent... There's plenty more fun stuff on the Luft46 website too, if this sort of bleeding edge/desperation engineering appeals :)

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