A Little Bit of Everything Archives - Page 8 of 15

The Value of the National Archives in Researching the Luftwaffe

by Adam Thompson | Jun 17, 2018 | A Little Bit of Everything, Jagdgeschwader 53, Kampfgeschwader 40, Research

Part of the fun of research is in tracking down new information and filling in the blanks. And when dealing with the Luftwaffe, there are a lot of blanks! This is because thousands of records pertaining to operations, losses, movements, orders, and a plethora of other...

Beaumont-le-Roger Then and Now

by Andrew Arthy | Apr 2, 2018 | A Little Bit of Everything, Bf 109, Jagdgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe, Pilots, Research, Western Front

After the German occupation of France in the early summer of 1940, a minor landing ground near a small town in northern France became a vital base for the fighter aircraft of Jagdgeschwader 2. This small town was Beaumont-le-Roger, and the nearby airfield would be a...

2.(H)/14 Rest Home at Apollonia

by Andrew Arthy | Mar 5, 2018 | 2.(H)/14, A Little Bit of Everything, Hs 126, Luftwaffe Units, North Africa, Research

As an accompaniment to our two-part eArticle outlining the history of German reconnaissance unit 2.(H)/14, today we share with you some fascinating photographs of the architectural remains of the unit’s rest home at Apollonia, as it appeared only a couple of...

Here We Go Again … Freiburg

by Morten Jessen | Feb 23, 2018 | A Little Bit of Everything, Research

Although our five-day trip to the Bundesarchiv in Freiburg last September was very productive and gave us plenty of material for many different projects, there were still some gaps to fill, and new files had been discovered in the finding aids. Therefore, Morten...

Air War Publications in 2018

by Andrew Arthy | Jan 23, 2018 | A Little Bit of Everything, Books, eArticles, Publications, Research

2018 promises to be a very big year for Air War Publications. After a lot of hard work in the second half of 2017, which culminated in the release of several eArticles, we have laid the groundwork for quite a few more publications to appear in the near future. These...

The Importance of Checking it Twice

by Adam Thompson | Dec 26, 2017 | A Little Bit of Everything, Jagdgeschwader 301, Luftwaffe, Publications, Research, USAAF

One of the most rewarding aspects of any research, in any field, is the moment when you uncover something that truly has the potential to change the way people think about a topic. It is that moment where you really do find yourself exclaiming under your breath in...