by Andrew Arthy | Jun 10, 2022 | 106.IAD, 4.(F)/14, 441.IAP, Eastern Front, Fernaufklärungsgruppe 2, Frontline, Hurricane, Ju 188, Luftwaffe, Luftwaffe Units, Pilots, Research, VVS, Yak-7
The Junkers 188 was a very capable reconnaissance aircraft, and it was vital to the Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front in the final years of the Second World War. Ju 188 crews ranged far and wide over Soviet territory, providing vital intelligence on enemy troop and...
by Andrew Arthy | Nov 28, 2021 | A Little Bit of Everything, Publications, Research
One of the most frustrating aspects of publishing is the constant spectre of plagiarism. It is an ugly word that carries with it all sorts of connotations. Sadly, though, it is something that everyone in the research and publishing industry must deal with. The advent...
by Andrew Arthy | Jul 9, 2021 | A Little Bit of Everything, Books, eArticles, Publications, Research
Earlier this year, Air War Publications released a blogpost about new findings into the life of ZG 1 gunner Martin Heinze. Whilst Adam, Morten and Andrew were excited about the new information, it was not lost on them that it had been a month since they had last...
by Andrew Arthy | May 30, 2021 | Aces, Bf 109, Eastern Front, Frontline, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 52, Ju 87, Luftflotte 4, Luftwaffe, Pilots, Research, Schlachtgeschwader 10, Schlachtgeschwader 2, VVS
In the final months of 1944, the Germans and Soviets were locked in a bitter battle for the Hungarian city of Budapest, and the Luftwaffe played its part in this fighting. The Red Army had begun an offensive in Romania in the late-summer of 1944, and by October 1944...
by Andrew Arthy | Feb 28, 2021 | 1.GMTAP, A-20 Boston, Books, Courland, Eastern Front, Frontline, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 51, Luftwaffe, Pilots, Publications, Research, VVS, VVS Units
Various Lend-Lease aircraft saw action in the Courland region throughout 1944 and 1945, but one of the more prominent was the Douglas A-20 Boston. In fact, the twin-engine Boston (or Havoc, its official American name) was the most numerous Lend-Lease bomber in the...
