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Wilde Sau e-article Available

by Andrew Arthy | Oct 27, 2017 | Bf 109, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 300, Mosquito, Publications, Research, Western Front

Now available from the Air War Publications website is a new eArticle for your enjoyment, titled ‘Wilde Sau und Moskitojagd: Stories from the Luftwaffe’s Single-Engine Night Fighters’. Neil Page and Jean-Yves Lorant tell the exciting story of...

Kurt Goltzsch eArticle Available

by Andrew Arthy | Sep 2, 2016 | Bf 109, Fw 190, Mediterranean, North Africa, Pilots, Publications, Western Front

The second article in our Jagdgeschwader 2 aces series is now available from our website, and this time it features a lesser known pilot and unit leader, Kurt Goltzsch. This will be the first time that this 43-victory ace’s life and career has been described in...

George E. Preddy eArticle Available

by Andrew Arthy | Aug 19, 2016 | P-51 Mustang, Pilots, Publications, Western Front

The article by John Beaman and Sam Sox about the life and death of high-scoring American fighter ace George E. Preddy is now available from the Air War Publications website. The article outlines Major Preddy’s life and military career, and focuses on the events of his...

Jagdgeschwader 2 Home Movies

by Andrew Arthy | Mar 19, 2016 | Aircraft, Bf 109, Pilots, Western Front

Below are two more sections from the Jagdgeschwader 2 movies, which we were fortunate to receive from the family of a former Richthofen Geschwader pilot. We are used to seeing black-and-white photographs of Second World War pilots, but the videos are so much more...

12 September 1944 Combat and Kurt Bühligen

by Andrew Arthy | Jun 6, 2014 | Aces, Jagdgeschwader 2, Research, Western Front

Hi folks, Andrew here. The following story had to be cut from our Kurt Bühligen eArticle due to lack of space, so I thought I’d post it here instead. Hope it’s of interest. The Bühligen article will be ready for layout very soon, and should be of great...

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...