by Andrew Arthy | Sep 2, 2016 | Bf 109, Fw 190, Mediterranean, North Africa, Pilots, Publications, Western Front
The second article in our Jagdgeschwader 2 aces series is now available from our website, and this time it features a lesser known pilot and unit leader, Kurt Goltzsch. This will be the first time that this 43-victory ace’s life and career has been described in...
by Andrew Arthy | Aug 26, 2016 | A Little Bit of Everything, Do 217, Mediterranean, Pilots
Most people who have built plastic scale models of aircraft are familiar with the company name Revell. However, we wonder how many of them are aware that the founder of German Revell was a Luftwaffe veteran who flew missions during the Second World War?...
by Andrew Arthy | Aug 19, 2016 | P-51 Mustang, Pilots, Publications, Western Front
The article by John Beaman and Sam Sox about the life and death of high-scoring American fighter ace George E. Preddy is now available from the Air War Publications website. The article outlines Major Preddy’s life and military career, and focuses on the events of his...
by Andrew Arthy | Aug 4, 2016 | Aircraft, Eastern Front, Frontline, Fw 190, Pilots, Research
Our ‘Fritz Schröter Story’ eArticle (available here) focuses on that German pilot’s time in the Mediterranean, so today we’re going to outline another aspect of his career that we simply did not have space to include in the article: his three months in command...
by Andrew Arthy | May 23, 2016 | Aces, Bf 109, Eastern Front, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 52, Jagdgeschwader 54, Ju 87, Luftwaffe, Pilots, Research, Schlachtgeschwader 10, Schlachtgeschwader 2, VVS
Introduction The fighting on the Crimean peninsula concluded on 12 May 1944, but the Luftwaffe still had plenty to deal with on the southern sector of the Eastern Front. The Soviets had advanced into Romania in March and April, and opposing the advance was the...