Although hardly noticed at the time, the event marked the dawn of a new age in aerial warfare. It was a revolution created basically by two men (Frank Whittle of Great Britain and Hans von Ohain of Germany).

The first fighting jets had little effect initially; their appearance set the stage for future generations of jet warplanes. Great Britain, the United States and Japan all developed and flew jet aircraft before the World War II ended.

Fighting Jets book is one volume included in the Time-Life Epic of Flight series.

Epic of Flight: Fighting Jets
Book Contents

Chapter                                                                         Page

1          The Nazi wonderbird                                                                18
2          A proving ground in MiG Alley                                     45
3          The Strategic Air Command: bombers for peace                       77
4          The war of a million sorties                                                        103
5          Duels over the desert                                                                135