Interview with Andy Mitchell
As part of our series of interviews with writers and researchers in the Luftwaffe community, we present the responses of Andy Mitchell, whose site LuftwaffeData focuses primarily on German long-range reconnaissance...
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year & Book Projects Status
Where has this year gone?! As we stare at the approaching start of a new year, the team at Air War Publications recently had time to share their thoughts and experiences on 2021 during a Skype call. As 2020 drew to a close we were hard at work on several book...
Déjà Vu: Plagiarism and Aviation History
One of the most frustrating aspects of publishing is the constant spectre of plagiarism. It is an ugly word that carries with it all sorts of connotations. Sadly, though, it is something that everyone in the research and publishing industry must deal with. The advent...
Research and ‘Real Life’
Earlier this year, Air War Publications released a blogpost about new findings into the life of ZG 1 gunner Martin Heinze. Whilst Adam, Morten and Andrew were excited about the new information, it was not lost on them that it had been a month since they had last...
Battling for Budapest: Luftflotte 4 in December 1944
In the final months of 1944, the Germans and Soviets were locked in a bitter battle for the Hungarian city of Budapest, and the Luftwaffe played its part in this fighting. The Red Army had begun an offensive in Romania in the late-summer of 1944, and by October 1944...
Flying Backwards into War – Swimming Forwards into a Life Beyond the War
In June 2020, Air War Publications released an eArticle researched and written by Tim Oliver about Martin Heinze - a Bf 110 gunner who flew with many notable pilots, including 47-victory ace Herbert Kutscha. At the time, neither Tim nor the Air War Publications team...
Unexpected Outcomes
Over the years, the team at Air War Publications has reached out to all sorts of people for help with their research. The most rewarding source for Andrew, Morten and Adam has always been veterans and their families. Indeed, in the last twelve months, Andrew has...
Positive Words from a Sceptic
As much as the Air War Publications team loves traditional, printed, hardcover books, we also enjoy releasing our electronic publications, or eArticles as we call them. They provide us with a means to publish our stories more regularly and more affordably. We are also...
Bostons Over the Baltic
Various Lend-Lease aircraft saw action in the Courland region throughout 1944 and 1945, but one of the more prominent was the Douglas A-20 Boston. In fact, the twin-engine Boston (or Havoc, its official American name) was the most numerous Lend-Lease bomber in the...
A Beginners Guide to the Soviet Air Force Over Courland
The approximate Soviet air army responsibilities between October 1944 and January 1945. IntroductionWhile many of our readers will be aware of the main Luftwaffe units operating over Courland in 1944 and 1945, like Jagdgeschwader 54 and III./Schlachtgeschwader 3, we...