Mano Ziegler (1908-1991) was a pilot in the Luftwaffe during World War II. From 1943 until the war's end he flew the Me 163 with Erprobungskommando 16 (Operational Test Unit 16) and Jagdgeschwader 400 (Fighter Group 400). After the war, he eventually became editor-in-chief of the Flug-Revue aviation monthly in Stuttgart.
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The first operational military jet in the world, towards the end of the Second World War the Me 262 was to be the German 'miracle weapon.' Mano Ziegler was involved from its inception and contributed to the design, testing, training, and even served in it... SEE MORE