7/1/2016 · Galland’s JV-44, the legendary “Squadron of Experts,” was established on February 5, 1945. The unit was commanded by its founder, the legendary Generalleutnant Adolf Galland. Hitler had himself given his permission for Galland to organize a small unit to demonstrate the superiority of the Me 262 as a fighter.
Jagdverband 44 was formed in February 1945 on Hitler’s orders, to fly the Me 262 Stormbird, the world’s first operational jet fighter, and demonstrate its superiority. The unit was led by the legendary Adolf Galland, who recruited some of Germany’s leading aces into it, to the extent that it was said that the Knight’s Cross was its unofficial …
JV-44 Squadron of Experts by Robert Taylor. JV-44 was formed under the command of Adolf Galland from a core of highly experienced Luftwaffe pilots to fly the revolutionary Me262 twin engine jet fighter in the final months of the war. The specialist squadron was tasked to try a hold back the inevitable Allied victory.
5.0 out of 5 stars MEET THE SQUADRON OF EXPERTS Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2016. … Forsyth’s original book while standing on its own as an excellent overview of the Luftwaffe’s most illustrious squadron . The details of JV 44 ‘s life and death, as detailed in JAGDVERBAND 44 , are fairly well known. …
JV-44, Squadron of Expertsby Robert Taylor. Commanded by Gen. Galland, JV-44 was manned by the most experienced pilots of the Luftwaffe, who flew the world’s most advanced fighter in the defence of the Reich during the final desperate months of WWII. Signed by four of the Luftwaffe’s most prominent Me262 pilots. – One copy only.
The commander of JV 44 was General Adolf Galland, the former General der Jagdflieger (General of Fighter pilots) who had recently been sacked from his staff post by Hermann Göring for criticizing the operational policies, strategic doctrine, and tactics mandated by the Luftwaffe High Command in the Fighter Pilots’ Revolt. Galland was charged with setting up a small Me 262.
7/11/2018 · Galland and the Squadron of Experts II. Posted on July 11, 2018. by MSW. JV-44 flew its first full combat mission on April 5, 1945, and it started with a vengeance when five Me 262s lifted off from their new base at Munich-Riem, where they shot down a B-17 near Karlsruhe outright by Lützow, another B-17 claimed by Klaus Neumann, and two B-24s …
This rare seconday market lithograph print by aviation artist ROBERT TAYLOR entitled “ JV-44 – Squadron Of Experts ” depicts a trio of Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighters of JV – 44 soaring past clouds in the dusk above Germany’s Ruhr Valley. Publication Information and Description : This print was published by the Military Gallery in 1987. The overall size of the print is 23.5” tall by …
