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Christmas Day in the Desert

by Andrew Arthy | Dec 25, 2015 | A Little Bit of Everything, North Africa

In the lead-up to Christmas 1941 the Luftwaffe personnel in North Africa faced a new challenge – how to celebrate the holy day when based in the middle of the desert. One dive-bomber Gruppe helped ensure that the Africa-based units would be ready for the big...

Siebelt Reents in North Africa

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...

Werner Zirus, Schlachtflieger

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...

Hard at Work on eArticles

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...

Meeting A Treble One Spitfire Pilot in France

by Andrew Arthy | Oct 1, 2015 | A Little Bit of Everything, Pilots, Research

On a recent Saturday afternoon Andrew had the very good fortune to meet with one of the veterans he has corresponded with, George Heighington, a wartime fighter pilot with the Royal Air Force’s No. 111 Squadron (familiarly known as ‘Treble One’)....

Duxford Airshow

by Morten Jessen | Sep 22, 2015 | A Little Bit of Everything, B-17 Flying Fortress, Blenheim, Hurricane, Spitfire

Last Saturday was the final event on the Battle of Britain tour – the 75 year anniversary airshow at Duxford. With a line-up of eighteen Spitfires, four Hurricane, a B-17, a Blenheim and much more, the expectations were high. Fingers were crossed the entire week for...