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A Little More Weirdness

by Adam Thompson | Jan 29, 2021 | A Little Bit of Everything, Jagdgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe, Western Front

Recently, we posted about the weird things you come across in researching the Luftwaffe. As Morten, Andrew and Adam continue to sift through the various primary sources in the Air War Publications’ archive, we thought we would update you on a few more items that...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Book Project

by Morten Jessen | Dec 24, 2020 | Hurricane, Mediterranean, North Africa, P-40, P-51 Mustang, RAAF

Merry Christmas to all our readers and followers. Air War Publications has a Christmas present for you – a new book announcement! For several years we have been supporting the work of Australian historian Doug Norrie on the Royal Australian Air Force’s No....

Helmut Wenk (1923 – 2020)

by Morten Jessen | Dec 17, 2020 | Eastern Front, Fw 190, Luftwaffe, Mediterranean, Pilots

One of Helmut Wenk’s many drawings illustrating situations from his time in the cockpit of a Fw 190. This drawing shows a dive attack on Syracuse Harbour in summer 1943. The drawing was made in 1944 while he was recovering from a crash. Our friend, former...

Late-War Junkers 87 G Operations

by Andrew Arthy | Nov 15, 2020 | Eastern Front, Frontline, Jagdgeschwader 6, Ju 87, Luftwaffe, Pilots, Research, Schlachtgeschwader 2, Schlachtgeschwader 77

IntroductionWhen operations by the Ju 87 G tank-buster aircraft are discussed, Hans-Ulrich Rudel understandably receives most of the attention. However, he was not the only successful pilot flying the potent anti-tank aircraft, and this blog post looks at some Ju 87...

9 October 1942 Raid on Lille eArticle Available

by Andrew Arthy | Oct 9, 2020 | 301st BG, 9 October 1942 Raid on Lille, 93rd BG, 97th BG, Aces, B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, Bf 109, eArticles, Frontline, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 2, Jagdgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe, P-38 Lightning, Pilots, Publications, RAF, Research, Royal Air Force Units, Spitfire, USAAF, USAAF Units, Western Front

Now available from the Air War Publications website is our latest eArticle An Ever-Increasing Might – The 9 October 1942 Bombing Raid on Lille, the story of the Eighth Air Force’s raid on factories in northern France in the autumn of 1942. Based on...

Raid on Reghin Airfield eArticle Available

by Andrew Arthy | Aug 31, 2020 | 52nd FG, Aces, Bf 109, eArticles, Eastern Front, Frontline, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 52, Ju 87, Luftwaffe, Nahaufklärungsgruppe 14, P-51 Mustang, Pilots, Publications, Research, Romania, Schlachtgeschwader 10, Schlachtgeschwader 2, USAAF, USAAF Units, VVS

By the late-summer of 1944 the situation had become very difficult for the Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front, and the USAAF raid on Reghin airfield in Romania on 31 August 1944 was a fine example of the situation. Air War Publications is pleased to announce the release...