This is number three in a new series of softback books from Poland, numbers one & two being JG27 & JG26 respectively. Written in both Polish & English, the book covers JG7’s operations with the Me262, so it’s timing is perfect to coincide with the new Tamiya kit.

                The book is sized 6.5 X 9.5 inches & runs to 78 pages on fine quality, glossy paper.

                The story starts with a brief look at the Me262’s creation, before soon moving on to the creation of JG7. There then follows a chronology of the units operations & experiences, right through until the German surrender in May 1945. These events are interspersed with brief quotes from both Allied & German pilots, appropriate to the section being recounted. A novel idea is the dividing of each page into two columns. The left one is in Polish & the right in English. There are the odd errors in translation, but nothing serious, unless you are an English teacher!

                The illustrations show nothing really new, but offer a good selection of aircraft photographs & portraits to illustrate the story. Including the rear cover, there are six colour side profiles of Me262’s, together with a fold out section offering three more colour profiles. Also included is an advertising sheet for Kagero books, which includes a paint shade card! As admitted by the publishers, this is only an approximate guide, but it is well printed & offers FS numbers as well.

                Summing up, this is a very readable publication on the history of this unit. The addition of colour makes it of value to both the modeller & historian alike. Whether the other two books are trying to cover too much compared with this one (Your editor doesn't think so as the others are only part one and just cover the early years, Ed) I do not know, as I have not seen them. But this book has proved to be a worthwhile addition to my library.

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