A Beginners Guide to the Soviet Air Force Over Courland

A Beginners Guide to the Soviet Air Force Over Courland

by | Feb 14, 2021 | 1.GBAK, 1.GMTAP, A-20 Boston, Air Force, Books, Courland, Eastern Front, Frontline, Il-2 Sturmovik, Jagdgeschwader 54, La-5, La-7, LaGG-3, Luftwaffe, Pe-2, Pilots, Po-2, Publications, Schlachtgeschwader 3, U-2, VVS, VVS Units, Yak-1, Yak-3, Yak-7, Yak-9

The approximate Soviet air army responsibilities between October 1944 and January 1945. IntroductionWhile many of our readers will be aware of the main Luftwaffe units operating over Courland in 1944 and 1945, like Jagdgeschwader 54 and III./Schlachtgeschwader 3, we...
9 October 1942 Raid on Lille eArticle Available

9 October 1942 Raid on Lille eArticle Available

by | Oct 9, 2020 | 301st BG, 9 October 1942 Raid on Lille, 93rd BG, 97th BG, Aces, B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, Bf 109, eArticles, Frontline, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 2, Jagdgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe, P-38 Lightning, Pilots, Publications, RAF, Research, Royal Air Force Units, Spitfire, USAAF, USAAF Units, Western Front

Now available from the Air War Publications website is our latest eArticle An Ever-Increasing Might – The 9 October 1942 Bombing Raid on Lille, the story of the Eighth Air Force’s raid on factories in northern France in the autumn of 1942. Based on...
Raid on Reghin Airfield eArticle Available

Raid on Reghin Airfield eArticle Available

by | Aug 31, 2020 | 52nd FG, Aces, Bf 109, eArticles, Eastern Front, Frontline, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 52, Ju 87, Luftwaffe, Nahaufklärungsgruppe 14, P-51 Mustang, Pilots, Publications, Research, Romania, Schlachtgeschwader 10, Schlachtgeschwader 2, USAAF, USAAF Units, VVS

By the late-summer of 1944 the situation had become very difficult for the Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front, and the USAAF raid on Reghin airfield in Romania on 31 August 1944 was a fine example of the situation. Air War Publications is pleased to announce the release...