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Part Two of the 2.(H)/14 eArticle available

by Andrew Arthy | May 25, 2018 | 2.(H)/14, Bf 109, Bf 110, Fi 156, Frontline, Hs 126, Mediterranean, North Africa, Publications, Research

Part Two of our history of German short-range reconnaissance unit 2.(H)/14 is now available from the Air War Publications website. In this concluding section, Andrew Arthy and Adam Thompson take the story from November 1941 through to the end of the war. As was the...

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...

20 December 1943 eArticle Available

by Adam Thompson | Dec 20, 2017 | B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, Bf 109, Bf 110, eArticles, Frontline, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 1, Jagdgeschwader 26, Jagdgeschwader 27, Jagdgeschwader 3, Me 410, P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-51 Mustang, Publications, Research, Western Front

Air War Publications is very pleased to announce the release of an eArticle written by Adam Thompson about the 20 December 1943 American bombing raid on Bremen, which can be found at this link. This day saw one of the hundreds of pitched battles fought over Germany...

Part One of the 2.(H)/14 eArticle now available

by Andrew Arthy | Dec 1, 2017 | 2.(H)/14, Bf 109, Bf 110, eArticles, Fi 156, Hs 126, North Africa, Publications

The first part of our unit history of 2.(H)/14 is now available from our website. This short-range reconnaissance Staffel has long fascinated the Air War Publications team, and the result of this interest is a two-part unit history eArticle written by Andrew Arthy and...

Wilde Sau e-article Available

by Andrew Arthy | Oct 27, 2017 | Bf 109, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 300, Mosquito, Publications, Research, Western Front

Now available from the Air War Publications website is a new eArticle for your enjoyment, titled ‘Wilde Sau und Moskitojagd: Stories from the Luftwaffe’s Single-Engine Night Fighters’. Neil Page and Jean-Yves Lorant tell the exciting story of...

Courland Air Battle 19 September 1944

by Andrew Arthy | Oct 19, 2017 | Aces, Bf 109, Courland, Eastern Front, Frontline, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 51, Luftwaffe, P-39 Airacobra, Pe-2, Pilots, Publications, Research, VVS

19 September 1944 was another busy day in the Courland air war, and this blog post outlines one of the most significant combats to occur. Soviet units from the 3. Vozdushnaya Armiya (3.VA, or 3rd Air Army) flew 1.404 sorties over the south-eastern corner of Courland...