by Andrew Arthy | Apr 29, 2015 | A Little Bit of Everything, Aces, Research
Although we never had the opportunity to meet him in person, Air War Publications was fortunate to correspond with Australian Second World War ace Squadron Leader F.A.O. ‘Tony’ Gaze. For several years he exchanged letters with Andrew, answering many...
by Andrew Arthy | Mar 7, 2015 | A Little Bit of Everything, Research
Today we’re going to give you an idea of the process we use for creating the excellent mission maps that grace our eArticles and books. These maps appear in everything we publish, giving the reader a good visual overview of the events on a certain day or...
by Morten Jessen | Dec 24, 2014 | A Little Bit of Everything
Today a completely unexpected package arrived. It contained a bottle of white wine – a Stuka wine! It was sent by an Austrian, Herr Öhler, who Morten was told about when visiting and interviewing Stuka pilot Hans Deibl in eastern Austria this summer. Herr Öhler...
by Andrew Arthy | May 18, 2014 | A Little Bit of Everything, Wüstennotstaffel
This is a photograph of a fascinating piece of Wüstennotstaffel memorabilia that belonged to Staffelkapitän Heinz Kroseberg before his death on 12 May 1942. It is a birthday plaque made for his 43rd birthday (23 February 1942) by a Wüstennotstaffel comrade from the...
by Morten Jessen | May 13, 2014 | A Little Bit of Everything, Hs 123, Pilots, Research
From February 2008 to June 2011 Morten was fortunate to interview a few Hs 123 pilots on a number of occasions and gain a good insight into their wartime careers as well as how they experienced flying the Hs 123 under various conditions. Most notably Morten...
by Morten Jessen | Mar 15, 2014 | A Little Bit of Everything
It finally happened! After years of corresponding we ended up in Adelaide, Australia, to meet with Ken Merrick, a long-time authority on the subject of Luftwaffe camouflage and markings. The meeting took place on 19 December 2013 at Ken’s home, and we sat around...
