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...
by Andrew Arthy | Jun 29, 2017 | Books, Courland, Eastern Front, Frontline, Jagdgeschwader 54, Luftwaffe, Publications, Research, VVS
Over the last couple of years a most experienced and respected German aviation historian has been kind enough to contact Air War Publications and share with us a large amount of very valuable material regarding the Luftwaffe evacuation from Courland on 8-9 May 1945....
by Andrew Arthy | Nov 1, 2014 | Courland, Eastern Front, Jagdgeschwader 54, Research
One of the most exciting aspects of the Air War Courland project has been the number of veterans we’ve been able to contact. A II./Jagdgeschwader 54 pilot who was always very friendly and helpful to Andrew’s research was Robert F. Hupe, who sadly passed away in...
by Morten Jessen | Aug 27, 2012 | Courland, Eastern Front, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 54, Research, Schlachtgeschwader 3
Here’s an extract from one of the documents we recently photographed with a little bit of information for the Courland project. This file includes daily German reports of Soviet air activity during 1945. In February 1945 Zabeln airfield was home to the I. Gruppe...