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Air War Publications in 2018

by Andrew Arthy | Jan 23, 2018 | A Little Bit of Everything, Books, eArticles, Publications, Research

2018 promises to be a very big year for Air War Publications. After a lot of hard work in the second half of 2017, which culminated in the release of several eArticles, we have laid the groundwork for quite a few more publications to appear in the near future. These...

The Importance of Checking it Twice

by Adam Thompson | Dec 26, 2017 | A Little Bit of Everything, Jagdgeschwader 301, Luftwaffe, Publications, Research, USAAF

One of the most rewarding aspects of any research, in any field, is the moment when you uncover something that truly has the potential to change the way people think about a topic. It is that moment where you really do find yourself exclaiming under your breath in...

20 December 1943 eArticle Available

by Adam Thompson | Dec 20, 2017 | B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, Bf 109, Bf 110, eArticles, Frontline, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 1, Jagdgeschwader 26, Jagdgeschwader 27, Jagdgeschwader 3, Me 410, P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-51 Mustang, Publications, Research, Western Front

Air War Publications is very pleased to announce the release of an eArticle written by Adam Thompson about the 20 December 1943 American bombing raid on Bremen, which can be found at this link. This day saw one of the hundreds of pitched battles fought over Germany...

Part One of the 2.(H)/14 eArticle now available

by Andrew Arthy | Dec 1, 2017 | 2.(H)/14, Bf 109, Bf 110, eArticles, Fi 156, Hs 126, North Africa, Publications

The first part of our unit history of 2.(H)/14 is now available from our website. This short-range reconnaissance Staffel has long fascinated the Air War Publications team, and the result of this interest is a two-part unit history eArticle written by Andrew Arthy and...

Wüstennotstaffel Parts One and Two

by Andrew Arthy | Nov 16, 2017 | Fi 156, Luftwaffe, North Africa, Publications, Wüstennotstaffel

In case you missed it, in 2014 we released a two-part eArticle about the German desert rescue squadron, the Wüstennotstaffel. There has always been an interest in this fascinating little unit, which operated over the Libyan, Egyptian and Tunisian deserts between 1941...

Wilde Sau e-article Available

by Andrew Arthy | Oct 27, 2017 | Bf 109, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 300, Mosquito, Publications, Research, Western Front

Now available from the Air War Publications website is a new eArticle for your enjoyment, titled 'Wilde Sau und Moskitojagd: Stories from the Luftwaffe's Single-Engine Night Fighters'. Neil Page and Jean-Yves Lorant tell the exciting story of nocturnal operations...

Updated Glossary

by Morten Jessen | Oct 25, 2017 | A Little Bit of Everything, Research

An updated and detailed glossary - version 4 - is now available to download for free from the Air War Publications website. It is full of terms and abbreviations relevant to those interested in understanding or researching the Second World War air fighting in Europe...

Courland Air Battle 19 September 1944

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...

Freiburg Discoveries

by Morten Jessen | Sep 6, 2017 | Research

As mentioned in the last Air War Publications blog post, Andrew and Morten have now journeyed to Freiburg in south-west Germany to visit the Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv. Since the removal of the restriction on using digital cameras to photograph document pages in the...

2017 Archives Trips

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, but it will...