by Andrew Arthy | Feb 28, 2021 | 1.GMTAP, A-20 Boston, Books, Courland, Eastern Front, Frontline, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 51, Luftwaffe, Pilots, Publications, Research, VVS, VVS Units
Various Lend-Lease aircraft saw action in the Courland region throughout 1944 and 1945, but one of the more prominent was the Douglas A-20 Boston. In fact, the twin-engine Boston (or Havoc, its official American name) was the most numerous Lend-Lease bomber in the...
by Andrew Arthy | Nov 15, 2020 | Eastern Front, Frontline, Jagdgeschwader 6, Ju 87, Luftwaffe, Pilots, Research, Schlachtgeschwader 2, Schlachtgeschwader 77
IntroductionWhen operations by the Ju 87 G tank-buster aircraft are discussed, Hans-Ulrich Rudel understandably receives most of the attention. However, he was not the only successful pilot flying the potent anti-tank aircraft, and this blog post looks at some Ju 87...
by Andrew Arthy | Oct 9, 2020 | 301st BG, 9 October 1942 Raid on Lille, 93rd BG, 97th BG, Aces, B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, Bf 109, eArticles, Frontline, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 2, Jagdgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe, P-38 Lightning, Pilots, Publications, RAF, Research, Royal Air Force Units, Spitfire, USAAF, USAAF Units, Western Front
Now available from the Air War Publications website is our latest eArticle An Ever-Increasing Might – The 9 October 1942 Bombing Raid on Lille, the story of the Eighth Air Force’s raid on factories in northern France in the autumn of 1942. Based on...
by Morten Jessen | Sep 18, 2020 | A Little Bit of Everything, Books, Research
The package had received some rough handling from Germany to Denmark. Luckily the contents were almost in mint condition. A few days ago Morten received a large but pretty ‘banged up’ package in the mail, and inside he found five very big books (A3 format)...
by Andrew Arthy | Aug 31, 2020 | 52nd FG, Aces, Bf 109, eArticles, Eastern Front, Frontline, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 52, Ju 87, Luftwaffe, Nahaufklärungsgruppe 14, P-51 Mustang, Pilots, Publications, Research, Romania, Schlachtgeschwader 10, Schlachtgeschwader 2, USAAF, USAAF Units, VVS
By the late-summer of 1944 the situation had become very difficult for the Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front, and the USAAF raid on Reghin airfield in Romania on 31 August 1944 was a fine example of the situation. Air War Publications is pleased to announce the release...
by Andrew Arthy | Aug 17, 2020 | 9 October 1942 Raid on Lille, 93rd BG, B-24 Liberator, eArticles, Frontline, Pilots, Publications, Research, USAAF, USAAF Units, Western Front
The 93rd Bombardment Group (93rd BG) had the distinction of taking the Consolidated B-24 Liberator into combat with the Eighth Air Force on 9 October 1942, during a mission by 108 American heavy bombers against industrial targets in the French city of Lille. However,...