Helmut Wick: An Illustrated Biography of the Luftwaffe Ace and Commander of Jagdgeschwader 2 During the Battle of Britain

by Herbert Ringlstetter

Major Helmut Wick failed to return from a mission over the English Channel on 28 November 1940 and is listed as missing to this day. This fate ended a picture book military and flying career. In just three months Helmut Wick had risen from Oberleutnant and Staffelkapit n to Kommodore of the tradition-rich Jagd-geschwader "Richthofen" Nr. 2 and with fifty-six victories had become the leading German fighter pilot. At the time he was the youngest Major...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764322176
• ISBN13: 9780764322174
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.6" x 11.1"