Luftwaffe Emergency Fighters: Blohm & Voss Bv P.212, Heinkel P.1087c, Junkers Ef 128, Messerschmitt P.1101, Focke-Wulf Ta 183 and Henschel HS P.135

In late 1944, the German Air Ministry organized what it called an Emergency Fighter Competition intended to produce designs for quick-to-build yet technically and tactically effective jet fighter aircraft capable of tackling the anticipated arrival of the B-29 Superfortress over Europe, as well as the British Mosquito and US P-38 Lightning which were appearing in ever greater numbers. Cover 1 Title 3 Copyright 4 Contents 5 Chapter One: The Luftwaffe at War 6 Chapter Two: Power and Form 15 Chapter Three: The Emergency Fighter Programme 22 Chapter Four: Blohm & Voss BV P.212.03 26 Chapter Five: Focke-Wulf Projekt ‘Huckebein’ 33 Chapter Six: Heinkel P.1078C 47 Chapter Seven: Junkers EF 128 50 Chapter Eight: Messerschmitt P.1101 53 Chapter Nine: Henschel Hs P.135 61 Chapter Ten: Assessment and Decision 64 Chapter Eleven: A Legacy of Design 73 Sources and Selected Bibliography 86 Index 90