A technical history of the world's first operational jet fighter, this book illustrates all aspects of the plane, using modern photographs of restored examples, wartime photographs, excerpts from official manuals, scale plans of all day fighter versions and illustrations of camouflage and markings.

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of contents
• Introduction
• Me 262 A Test Beds
• Variants - Fighters
  • Me 262 A-1a
  • Me 262 A-1a/U1
  • Me 262 A-1a/U4
  • Me 262A-1a/U5
  • Me 262A-1a/U2
  • Me 262A-1b
• Variants - Bombers
  • Me 262 A-1a/Jabo
  • Me 262 A-2a "Sturmvogel"
  • Me 262 A-2a/U1
  • Me 262 A-2a/U2
• Variants - Reconnaissance
  • Me 262 A-1a/U3
  • Me 262 A-5a
• Additional Armament
• Me 262 Prototypes
• Details
  • Fuselage
  • Cockpit & Canopy
  • Tail
  • Undercarriage
  • Engine
  • Wing
  • Armament
• Colour Profiles