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Wüstennotstaffel Parts One and Two

by Andrew Arthy | Nov 16, 2017 | Fi 156, Luftwaffe, North Africa, Publications, Wüstennotstaffel

In case you missed it, in 2014 we released a two-part eArticle about the German desert rescue squadron, the Wüstennotstaffel. There has always been an interest in this fascinating little unit, which operated over the Libyan, Egyptian and Tunisian deserts between 1941...

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...

Ernst Kupfer eArticle Available

by Morten Jessen | May 10, 2017 | eArticles, Eastern Front, Ju 87, Pilots, Publications, Stalingrad

We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest eArticle – this time it is the biography of an important and fascinating Luftwaffe commander, Ernst Kupfer, the first man to be appointed General der Schlachtflieger. The author is Ed Naylor, who has spent...

Part One of Hs 123 eArticle Available

by Morten Jessen | Mar 3, 2017 | Hs 123, Publications, Research

Now available for download from our webshop is the ‘Henschel Hs 123 – Part One’ eArticle, which serves as a preview of the fascinating story of the Henschel 123 soon to be told in book form by Morten Jessen. Part One of Morten’s eArticle...

Henschel-Museum + Sammlung

by Morten Jessen | Nov 27, 2016 | Hs 123, Hs 129, Research

Several things came together last Friday during Morten’s visit to his long-time friend Frank in Frankfurt, making it possible for him to visit the Henschel-Museum + Sammlung in Kassel. Morten was joining Frank for the arms fair in Kassel, and a few days prior he...