by Andrew Arthy | Aug 4, 2019 | A Little Bit of Everything, eArticles, Luftwaffe, Mediterranean, North Africa, Pilots, Research, Wüstennotstaffel
Adam and a local investigating the secrets of Santorini. Even on holidays, we are always on the lookout for interesting stories, even if we sometimes need help. Recently, Adam and his wife travelled to Greece for a bit of ‘R-‘n-R’. Even before touching down...
by Andrew Arthy | Apr 25, 2019 | A Little Bit of Everything, No. 111 Squadron, North Africa, Pilots, RAF, Research, Royal Air Force Units, Spitfire, Tunisia
25 April is a national day of remembrance for Australians and New Zealanders and is known as ANZAC Day. The day commemorates the sacrifices and service of the men and women of their armed forces and marks the anniversary of the Gallipoli landings by the Australian and...
by Andrew Arthy | Jan 29, 2019 | 1.(F)/121, Ju 88, Luftwaffe, North Africa, RAF, Research, Tunisia, USAAF
By mid-February 1943 the campaign in North Africa was moving towards its conclusion, but the Germans and Italians made one last desperate attempt to change the course of events, in what became known as the Battle of Kasserine Pass. While the land fighting has received...
by Morten Jessen | Dec 15, 2018 | A Little Bit of Everything, Fw 190, Luftwaffe, North Africa
We were recently contacted by Pierre Giustiniani from Marseille, France, a reader of our book Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in North Africa. He had questions about the camouflage of the Fw 190s that flew with Erprobungskommando 19 in North Africa, and specifically Fw 190 A-3 Trop...
by Andrew Arthy | Jul 27, 2018 | eArticles, No. 111 Squadron, P-51 Mustang, Pilots, Publications, RAF, Spitfire, Tunisia, Western Front
A new biography eArticle is now available, this time telling the story of an important but little-known Australian fighter pilot and unit leader, Barry E. Gale, who served with distinction over Europe, North Africa and the Mediterranean. The eArticle is available on...
by Andrew Arthy | May 25, 2018 | 2.(H)/14, Bf 109, Bf 110, Fi 156, Frontline, Hs 126, Mediterranean, North Africa, Publications, Research
Part Two of our history of German short-range reconnaissance unit 2.(H)/14 is now available from the Air War Publications website. In this concluding section, Andrew Arthy and Adam Thompson take the story from November 1941 through to the end of the war. As was the...
