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Wüstennotstaffel – Part Two Now Available!

by Morten Jessen | Nov 21, 2014 | Fi 156, Publications, Wüstennotstaffel

Part Two of our article about the Wüstennotstaffel, the fascinating but little-known German desert rescue squadron, is now available for purchase and download from the following location: follow this link. The Wüstennotstaffel fulfilled a variety of vital functions on...

New eArticle – The Sinking of LST-158

by Morten Jessen | Aug 1, 2014 | Fw 190, Publications, Sicily

We are happy to announce the release of a new eArticle, this time about an event in the early stages of the Sicilian campaign: the dramatic 11 July 1943 sinking of American Landing Ship Tank 158 during an audacious morning raid by a pair of Focke-Wulf 190 pilots. The...

Interview with Stuka pilot Hans Deibl

by Morten Jessen | Jul 29, 2014 | Ju 87, North Africa, Pilots, Research

Last Saturday Morten was fortunate to meet former Stuka pilot Hans Deibl in his house in the eastern part of Austria. During the four hour visit many interesting stories were told by Herr Deibl about his time in flying school and as a Stuka pilot in North Africa where...

Wüstennotstaffel – Part One Released!

by Morten Jessen | May 23, 2014 | Fi 156, North Africa, Publications, Wüstennotstaffel

Part One of our article about the Wüstennotstaffel, the fascinating but little-known German desert rescue squadron, is now available for purchase and download from the following location: follow this link The Wüstennotstaffel fulfilled a variety of functions on behalf...

Wüstennotstaffel Review by Chris Shores

by Andrew Arthy | May 21, 2014 | Fi 156, North Africa, Publications, Wüstennotstaffel

We’ve been talking about it for a while, but our Wüstennotstaffel – Part One eArticle is now only a few days away from release. We recently sent a copy to Christopher Shores, who was kind enough to review it for us, and also mentions his forthcoming Volume 2 of the...

Working on Henschel Hs 123 Pilot Interviews

by Morten Jessen | May 13, 2014 | A Little Bit of Everything, Hs 123, Pilots, Research

From February 2008 to June 2011 Morten was fortunate to interview a few Hs 123 pilots on a number of occasions and gain a good insight into their wartime careers as well as how they experienced flying the Hs 123 under various conditions. Most notably Morten...