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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...

Kurt Goltzsch eArticle Available

by Andrew Arthy | Sep 2, 2016 | Bf 109, Fw 190, Mediterranean, North Africa, Pilots, Publications, Western Front

The second article in our Jagdgeschwader 2 aces series is now available from our website, and this time it features a lesser known pilot and unit leader, Kurt Goltzsch. This will be the first time that this 43-victory ace’s life and career has been described in...

Heinz-Georg Schöneberg and Revell

by Andrew Arthy | Aug 26, 2016 | A Little Bit of Everything, Do 217, Mediterranean, Pilots

Most people who have built plastic scale models of aircraft are familiar with the company name Revell. However, we wonder how many of them are aware that the founder of German Revell was a Luftwaffe veteran who flew missions during the Second World War?...