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Old 1st April 2006, 19:05
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Re: New Book: Project Me 262 - Tagesbuch des Testpiloten

All the NeunundzwanzigSechs (auto)biographies warrant a purchase or at least loan if you are serious about the Jagdwaffe.

I've just finished reading Projekt Me 262: Tagesbuch des Testpilotes and am glad to report that it is a nice read from start to end. Wolfgang Czaia managed to write a pleasant diary covering his work with the Me 262 project and all the people associated.

Word of caution, do not expect:

- a technical history of the restoration
- a technical analysis of the Me 262 in flight

No curves, no line drawings etc etc etc

What you get is a good aviation read and feel for the project in its many stages, from a flight of fancy to the export licence of Tango Tango and even beyond.

The DVD imho is a brilliant addition which rounds it out nicely.

If there is one negative comment to make, which is purely based on my personal taste, it's the large two page photographs. Some people love them, I do not. I hate seeing a great photo split in the middle, never regaining its original beauty. Also I actually prefer the sharpness of smaller photos, instead of the softer blow ups.

Again, this is just my taste.

Projekt Me 262 is a good read, the many photographs and DVD make for a pleasant mix.

The next step would be a Black 6 type of technical diary.
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