World War II fighting jets
By: Jeffrey Ethell & Alfred Price.
Contributors: Price, Alfred.; Ethell, Jeffrey L.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Annapolis, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
Subjects: Jet planes, Military.; Fighter planes.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations.
Description: During the desperate closing stages of the Second World War, the Germans brought into action several new aircraft types - the jet-propelled Messerschmitt Me262 Sturmvogel and Arado Ar234 Blitz and the rocket-powered Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet. The British introduced the jet-powered Gloster Meteor and the Japanese the Yokosuka Ohka. This book tells the full story of the development and operational careers of these aircraft.

It also tells the stories of the two American and one German jet aircraft that had entered squadron service and were on the point of going into action when the war ended: the Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star, the Ryan FR 1 Fireball and the Bachem 349 Natter.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207) and index.
Expanded version of: The German jets in combat. 1979.