Blog - Air War Publications

Kurt Goltzsch eArticle Available

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...

Heinz-Georg Schöneberg and Revell

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?...

George E. Preddy eArticle Available

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...

Hauptmann Fritz Schröter in Hungary

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 of the...

Enjoy Your Summer

by Morten Jessen | Jul 6, 2016 | A Little Bit of Everything

Summer is upon us (at least if you live in the northern hemisphere), which means holidays and time out of the office. However, that is not entirely the case at Air War Publications. We are working to bring you some more stories from World War II, and some of them are...

I. Fliegerkorps on 20 May 1944

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...

Stockholm IPMS 2016

by Morten Jessen | Apr 16, 2016 | A Little Bit of Everything

If you are in the Stockholm area come and meet Morten at Skytteholmsskolan, north-west of downtown Stockholm, where he'll be behind the Air War Publications stand at the IPMS Convention. Morten has brought along Fw 190 in the Battle for Sicily books, including the...

Helmut Wick eArticle Available

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’...

Jagdgeschwader 2 Home Movies

by Andrew Arthy | Mar 19, 2016 | Aircraft, Bf 109, Pilots, Western Front

Below are two more sections from the Jagdgeschwader 2 movies, which we were fortunate to receive from the family of a former Richthofen Geschwader pilot. We are used to seeing black-and-white photographs of Second World War pilots, but the videos are so much more...

Coming Soon – Helmut Wick eArticle

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...