by Morten Jessen | Mar 26, 2016 | Bf 109, Frontline, Pilots, Publications
As we mentioned recently, Franciszek Grabowski has written an excellent article about the final combat of Jagdgeschwader 2 fighter ace and unit commander Helmut Wick, and this article is now available in our shop. Helmut Wick, the Kommodore of the famous ‘Richthofen’...
by Morten Jessen | Mar 13, 2016 | Bf 109, Frontline, Pilots, Publications
Our practise of releasing valuable research by our fellow aviation historians continues with the forthcoming publication of Franek Grabowski’s article about the circumstances surrounding the death of Jagdgeschwader 2 Kommodore Helmut Wick on 28 November 1940. Franek’s...
by Morten Jessen | Nov 14, 2015 | A Little Bit of Everything, Research
The Bf 109 fighter-bomber was vital to the Luftwaffe in the North African campaign of 1942, and it served with several very successful units in the period either side of the Battle of El Alamein (23 October-4 November 1942). These German units carried out...
by Morten Jessen | Nov 1, 2015 | A Little Bit of Everything
Werner Zirus, the former Schlachtgeschwader 2 and Schlachtgeschwader 10 pilot and author of Als Schlachtflieger im Einsatz, passed away on 8 September 2015. Werner saw service in Sicily, North Africa, Sardinia, and on the Eastern Front between 1942 and 1945, initially...
by Morten Jessen | Oct 3, 2015 | A Little Bit of Everything
Andrew is spending a couple of days in Copenhagen, and what better way to spend a sunny Saturday in that city than trying to finalize some of the upcoming Air War Publications eArticles. Very close to release is the article on Jagdgeschwader 2 ace Kurt Bühligen, and...