by Andrew Arthy | Oct 19, 2017 | Aces, Bf 109, Courland, Eastern Front, Frontline, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 51, Luftwaffe, P-39 Airacobra, Pe-2, Pilots, Publications, Research, VVS
19 September 1944 was another busy day in the Courland air war, and this blog post outlines one of the most significant combats to occur. Soviet units from the 3. Vozdushnaya Armiya (3.VA, or 3rd Air Army) flew 1.404 sorties over the south-eastern corner of Courland...
by Andrew Arthy | Aug 29, 2017 | Research
This summer Andrew and Morten have been indulging their passion for visiting archives to photograph thousands of pages of Second World War documents (it’s an acquired taste!). It’s perhaps not the most exciting way to pass the time in a European summer,...
by Andrew Arthy | Jun 29, 2017 | Books, Courland, Eastern Front, Frontline, Jagdgeschwader 54, Luftwaffe, Publications, Research, VVS
Over the last couple of years a most experienced and respected German aviation historian has been kind enough to contact Air War Publications and share with us a large amount of very valuable material regarding the Luftwaffe evacuation from Courland on 8-9 May 1945....
by Andrew Arthy | May 25, 2017 | A Little Bit of Everything, Pilots, Research
Heather Steele is a good friend of Air War Publications, and today we would like to share a link to her excellent WWII History Project website. For several years now, Heather has focused her attention on contacting and meeting with Second World War veterans from all...
by Andrew Arthy | Feb 28, 2017 | A Little Bit of Everything, eArticles, Publications
Andrew is on a road trip around Australia at the moment, and one of his stops along the way was the home of Air War Publications contributor Adam Thompson. Adam co-wrote the Wüstennotstaffel eArticle (available here), is the author of the forthcoming 20 December 1943...
