Little is known about the use of the first jet aircraft of the American Air Force in Germany after World War II. This publication deals with the deployment and use of these first American jet fighters on German soil and in German skies.
Content overview: Still at war in Europe; P-80A in Giebelstadt and Kitzingen 1946/47; Detachment, 56th Fighter Group; Relocation of the 36th FG/FW to Fürstenfeldbruck; The "Skyblazers"; Reconnaissance aircraft RF-80 in the Federal Republic.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Sickinger, Peter
Title
Lockheed P-/F-80 Shooting Stars. Die ersten amerikanischen Jets in Deutschland
Details
Brochure, very many bw and colour photos, colour illustrations of squadron insignia, large format. 48 pages.
