Stephen Ransom

I just noticed I hadn't done a review from when I purchased volume II years ago. I must say the prices have risen like the Komets rate of climb.
This two volume set was undoubtedly at the time of publication the last word on the ME-163. If you have an interest in the aircraft, purchase of these two volumes and "Top Secret Bird: The Luftwaffe's Me-163 Comet"by Wolfgang Spate who was with Erprobungs-Kommando and responsible for it's development will give an excellent basic 3 volume library that should be adequate for the vast majority of people with an interest in the aircraft.
Highly recommended, if now a tad expensive for mere mortals.
If your interests include the Russian investigation of the Komet, check out this book as well; "German Aircraft in the Soviet Union and Russia" by Yefim Gordon.… (mer)

Best work available on the ME 163
This two volume set is probably the final word on the ME 163.Highly recommended.
I must say the prices for this book have risen like the Komets rate of climb.
This two volume set was undoubtedly at the time of publication the last word on the ME-163. If you have an interest in the aircraft, purchase of these two volumes and "Top Secret Bird: The Luftwaffe's Me-163 Comet"by Wolfgang Spate who was with Erprobungs-Kommando and responsible for it's development will give an excellent basic 3 volume library that should be adequate for the vast majority of people with an interest in the aircraft.
Highly recommended, if now a tad expensive for mere mortals.
If your interests include the Russian investigation of the Komet, check out this book as well; "German Aircraft in the Soviet Union and Russia" by Yefim Gordon.… (mer)

A brief history of Brandis airfield, "Zwischen Leipzig und der Mulde" is a small 110-page booklet that is well worth tracking down - especially as amazon.de re-sellers have copies on offer for under 10 euros. Flugplatz Brandis was the Luftwaffe equivalent of Edwards or Boscombe Down - during 1944 highly secret and state-of-the-art designs such as the rocket-powered Messerschmitt Me 163 point interceptor and the amazing forward-swept wing Junkers Ju 287 jet bomber were test flown and operated here.… (mer)