Jerry Crandall
1. Foreword by Oberstleutnant a.D. Karl-Heinz Ossenkop JG 26 D-9 pilot 2. Brief story of prototype development 3. Study of the five known types of gun cowls by factory 4. D-9 into service with III./JG 54 5. Pilot initial impressions including Dortenmann's first words..."What kind of contraptions are these?!" 6. First losses and victories 7. Excerpts of Hans Dortenmann's diary describing his all-Yellow tail W. Nr. 210003 D-9, the first D-9 in service 8. Combat stories of D-9 pilots from III./JG 54, JG 2, IV./JG 3, JG 26, JG 51, and JG 301 9. The distinctive system of tactical markings and colors used by JG 301 10. Approximately 365 black and white photos, plus 40 color photos many previously unpublished, 72 color profiles by Thomas A. Tullis 11. Situation reports of JG 2 Dora 9 activity during March 1945 attacking the Remagen bridge12. Flugbuch excerpts from Dora 9 pilots 13. Accurate and detailed drawings by Koichiro Abe of the D-9, D-9/R5, and D-9 with the Ta 152 tail
The Focke-Wulf FW 190 Dora: Volume One