The Edelweiss squadron, in the last year of the war, became the first unit equipped with the revolutionary new Messerschmitt-262 jet fighters. The author talks about their advantages and the problems of introducing an insufficiently tested aircraft into battle. Gives a comprehensive understanding of the composition and work of crews, the design and armament of aircraft, and communications of German bomber formations. In his book, the crew commander, Lieutenant Wolfgang Dierich, talks about the German bomber squadron 51 "Edelweiss". Of all the German aviation formations, the 51st squadron had the most interesting history.