Over a period of many years, Wolfgang Spate collected the memoirs and papers of pilots from the earliest years of flight to the modern test pilot age. This book provides a glimpse into the lives of those who made aviation history."
Wolfgang Späte Book order
Wolfgang Späte was a distinguished German Luftwaffe fighter pilot during World War II. His exceptional bravery in combat earned him the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, a high military decoration. Even before the war, Späte demonstrated significant skill as a glider pilot, a talent that later propelled him to become a leading test pilot for the Luftwaffe.
- 1999
- 1995
Top secret bird
- 272 pages
- 10 hours of reading
An exceptionally detailed story of one of world's first jet fighters, the Me-163 Comet, including the human intrigue of in-fighting between the top German test pilots.