Messerschmitt Me 262s of KG & KG(J) units - Reissue

The focus of this title is upon the organization based in Czechoslovakia that undertook the task of retraining experienced bomber pilots into fighter pilots near the end of World War II. The year is 1945, the aircraft is the Me 262A Schwalbe, and the Luftwaffe was running out of experienced fighter pilots in the defense of Germany. The mission was to draw upon the pool of experienced bomber pilots and transition them into the Me 262 for fighter duty.

The training objective was only partially successful, with only KG(J) 54 reaching partial combat readiness and engaging in combat operations before war's end. A handful of others also entered the fight, but at a significant cost. While combat losses were high, losses to factors other than combat were much higher (accidents, mechanical failures, etc.). This title chronicles those last great efforts to support that last desperate defense of the fatherland.