by Andrew Arthy | Aug 31, 2020 | 52nd FG, Aces, Bf 109, eArticles, Eastern Front, Frontline, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 52, Ju 87, Luftwaffe, Nahaufklärungsgruppe 14, P-51 Mustang, Pilots, Publications, Research, Romania, Schlachtgeschwader 10, Schlachtgeschwader 2, USAAF, USAAF Units, VVS
By the late-summer of 1944 the situation had become very difficult for the Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front, and the USAAF raid on Reghin airfield in Romania on 31 August 1944 was a fine example of the situation. Air War Publications is pleased to announce the release...
by Andrew Arthy | Aug 17, 2020 | 9 October 1942 Raid on Lille, 93rd BG, B-24 Liberator, eArticles, Frontline, Pilots, Publications, Research, USAAF, USAAF Units, Western Front
The 93rd Bombardment Group (93rd BG) had the distinction of taking the Consolidated B-24 Liberator into combat with the Eighth Air Force on 9 October 1942, during a mission by 108 American heavy bombers against industrial targets in the French city of Lille. However,...
by Andrew Arthy | May 22, 2020 | Aces, Bf 109, Courland, eArticles, Eastern Front, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 54, Kursk, Leningrad, Luftwaffe, Pilots, Publications
The latest Air War Publications eArticle to be released is Evgeny Velichko’s biography of Jagdgeschwader 54’s leading ace, Otto Kittel. Evgeny has done some extensive research into Kittel’s life, and has produced a most interesting story. The article...
by Andrew Arthy | May 13, 2020 | A Little Bit of Everything, Luftwaffe, North Africa, RAF, Regia Aeronautica, Research
An overview map of Operation CRUSADER, showing the confused early fighting, and the eventual Axis retreat across the desert. (Wikimedia Commons) Air War Publications has released several articles that feature the British Operation CRUSADER ground offensive in the...
by Andrew Arthy | May 2, 2020 | Courland, Eastern Front, Fw 190, Il-2 Sturmovik, Jagdgeschwader 54, Luftwaffe, Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5, Publications, Research, Schlachtgeschwader 3, VVS
Today we are happy to share some very exciting news: after eighteen years of research and material-gathering, Andrew started writing the Air War Courland book! It’s been a lengthy process to get to this point, involving a huge amount of research, many trips to...
by Morten Jessen | Apr 23, 2020 | Books, D-Day, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe, Pilots, Publications, Research, Western Front
Throughout the period the Air War Publications team has been researching and writing about Second World War aviation history, Donald Caldwell has been an established and respected researcher and author, who has helped us with information or photographs on several...
