Description: Blohm & Voss BV 155 - Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe (Mortons Books)Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe Close Up: Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe Close Up offers an unparalleled and authoritative look at the most unusual and important 'secret projects' aircraft designed and developed in Germany during the Second World War. Detailed development histories show exactly why these designs were created and how they related to the successes and failures of Germany's wartime aircraft manufacturing programme. Each volume uses the latest archival research and features rare photographs and drawings alongside new artwork.The story of the Messerschmitt Me 109's ultimate development, the Blohm & Voss BV 155, begins in 1942 with plans to split the Me 109 family into three branches - a standard fighter, a high-altitude fighter and a carrier-based fighter. Initially these were known as the Me 409 but later became the Me 155 A, B and C. The project was given to the French to develop, where it stalled. But when Germany got its first taste of what the USAAF's bomber force was capable of - suffering huge damage to its war-critical industries as a result of massed raids on its factories and cities - work on the Me 155 B was recommenced as a matter of urgency. With the Me 262 consuming most of Messerschmitt's design capacity, the project was then passed on to a sub-contractor: Blohm & Voss. Richard Vogt, B&V's chief designer, quickly realised that Messerschmitt had made very little progress on the design and was forced to begin again almost from scratch. In just over a year, a prototype was built and flown - but the war ended before production could begin. Author: Dan SharpPaperback, 114 pages, with some colour and many black & white photos, drawings and profiles ISBN : 9781911658320 Brand new, mint condition. UK postage is £2.70. Overseas surface mail is £7.50
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Series: Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe Close Up
Author: Dan Sharp
Publication Name: Blohm & Voss Bv 155
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mortons Media Group
Subject: Government
Publication Year: 2019
Type: Textbook
Number of Pages: 116 Pages
