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Close Shave for a Junkers 188 Crew

by Andrew Arthy | Jun 10, 2022 | 106.IAD, 4.(F)/14, 441.IAP, Eastern Front, Fernaufklärungsgruppe 2, Frontline, Hurricane, Ju 188, Luftwaffe, Luftwaffe Units, Pilots, Research, VVS, Yak-7

The Junkers 188 was a very capable reconnaissance aircraft, and it was vital to the Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front in the final years of the Second World War. Ju 188 crews ranged far and wide over Soviet territory, providing vital intelligence on enemy troop and...

Interview with Andy Mitchell

by Adam Thompson | Mar 24, 2022 | A Little Bit of Everything, Aufklärungsgruppe 122, Aufklärungsgruppe 123, Luftwaffe, Luftwaffe Units, Research

As part of our series of interviews with writers and researchers in the Luftwaffe community, we present the responses of Andy Mitchell, whose site LuftwaffeData focuses primarily on German long-range reconnaissance...

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year & Book Projects Status

by Morten Jessen | Dec 25, 2021 | A Little Bit of Everything, Books, Eastern Front, North Africa, Research

Where has this year gone?! As we stare at the approaching start of a new year, the team at Air War Publications recently had time to share their thoughts and experiences on 2021 during a Skype call. As 2020 drew to a close we were hard at work on several book...

Déjà Vu: Plagiarism and Aviation History

by Andrew Arthy | Nov 28, 2021 | A Little Bit of Everything, Publications, Research

One of the most frustrating aspects of publishing is the constant spectre of plagiarism. It is an ugly word that carries with it all sorts of connotations. Sadly, though, it is something that everyone in the research and publishing industry must deal with. The advent...

Research and ‘Real Life’

by Andrew Arthy | Jul 9, 2021 | A Little Bit of Everything, Books, eArticles, Publications, Research

Earlier this year, Air War Publications released a blogpost about new findings into the life of ZG 1 gunner Martin Heinze. Whilst Adam, Morten and Andrew were excited about the new information, it was not lost on them that it had been a month since they had last...

Battling for Budapest: Luftflotte 4 in December 1944

by Andrew Arthy | May 30, 2021 | Aces, Bf 109, Eastern Front, Frontline, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 52, Ju 87, Luftflotte 4, Luftwaffe, Pilots, Research, Schlachtgeschwader 10, Schlachtgeschwader 2, VVS

In the final months of 1944, the Germans and Soviets were locked in a bitter battle for the Hungarian city of Budapest, and the Luftwaffe played its part in this fighting. The Red Army had begun an offensive in Romania in the late-summer of 1944, and by October 1944...