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World War II History Project

by Andrew Arthy | May 25, 2017 | A Little Bit of Everything, Pilots, Research

Heather Steele is a good friend of Air War Publications, and today we would like to share a link to her excellent WWII History Project website. For several years now, Heather has focused her attention on contacting and meeting with Second World War veterans from all...

Ernst Kupfer eArticle Available

by Morten Jessen | May 10, 2017 | eArticles, Eastern Front, Ju 87, Pilots, Publications, Stalingrad

We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest eArticle – this time it is the biography of an important and fascinating Luftwaffe commander, Ernst Kupfer, the first man to be appointed General der Schlachtflieger. The author is Ed Naylor, who has spent...

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...

Heinz-Georg Schöneberg and Revell

by Andrew Arthy | Aug 26, 2016 | A Little Bit of Everything, Do 217, Mediterranean, Pilots

Most people who have built plastic scale models of aircraft are familiar with the company name Revell. However, we wonder how many of them are aware that the founder of German Revell was a Luftwaffe veteran who flew missions during the Second World War?...

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...

Hauptmann Fritz Schröter in Hungary

by Andrew Arthy | Aug 4, 2016 | Aircraft, Eastern Front, Frontline, Fw 190, Pilots, Research

Our ‘Fritz Schröter Story’ eArticle (available here) focuses on that German pilot’s time in the Mediterranean, so today we’re going to outline another aspect of his career that we simply did not have space to include in the article: his three months in command...