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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...

Part I of Wüstennotstaffel eArticle coming soon

by Morten Jessen | Mar 10, 2014 | Fi 156, North Africa, Publications, Research, Wüstennotstaffel

A lot of material has surfaced since Adam Thompson and Andrew Arthy started digging into the desert activities of this fascinating and unusual unit thirteen months ago. They uncovered far more exciting stories than expected, including run-ins with British elite forces...

Interview with Spitfire pilot Murray Adams

by Morten Jessen | Jan 9, 2014 | A Little Bit of Everything, North Africa, Research, Spitfire

Yesterday we met with 94-year old Murray Adams, a former RAF pilot who flew with 250 and 80 Squadrons and had a very interesting wartime career. The meeting took place in Brisbane at the United Service Club on Wickham Terrace, which required a certain amount of...

1. Wüstennotstaffel eArticle coming up soon

by Morten Jessen | Oct 22, 2013 | Fi 156, Publications, Wüstennotstaffel

Air War Publications has another exciting eArticle nearing completion, this time about the German desert rescue squadron, the 1. Wüstennotstaffel. This unique unit, equipped with the remarkable Fieseler Storch STOL aircraft, served as a multi-purpose squadron for the...

Working on Jagdgeschwader 2 aces articles

by Morten Jessen | Oct 18, 2013 | Aces, Bf 109, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 2, Publications, Western Front

We’ve been working on them for a while, and several biographies of Jagdgeschwader 2 aces are nearing completion. There will be three standalone biographies of the following prominent stalwarts of the Richthofen Geschwader: Erich Hohagen (Ritterkreuz and 56-victory...