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Stuka Wine!

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...

Wüstennotstaffel Emblem Photo

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...

Working on Henschel Hs 123 Pilot Interviews

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...

Meeting Ken Merrick

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...

Flying the de Havilland Chipmunk

by Morten Jessen | Jan 9, 2014 | A Little Bit of Everything

Today another flying-related event took place when Rod Blievers – a customer of Air War Publications – took each of us on a flight around Bribie Island north of Brisbane. Although not a Second World War aircraft, there was absolutely no hesitation when asked if we...

Interview with Spitfire pilot Murray Adams

by Morten Jessen | Jan 9, 2014 | A Little Bit of Everything, North Africa, Research, Spitfire

Yesterday we met with 94-year old Murray Adams, a former RAF pilot who flew with 250 and 80 Squadrons and had a very interesting wartime career. The meeting took place in Brisbane at the United Service Club on Wickham Terrace, which required a certain amount of...