by Adam Thompson | Dec 20, 2017 | B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, Bf 109, Bf 110, eArticles, Frontline, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 1, Jagdgeschwader 26, Jagdgeschwader 27, Jagdgeschwader 3, Me 410, P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-51 Mustang, Publications, Research, Western Front
Air War Publications is very pleased to announce the release of an eArticle written by Adam Thompson about the 20 December 1943 American bombing raid on Bremen, which can be found at this link. This day saw one of the hundreds of pitched battles fought over Germany...
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...
by Morten Jessen | Oct 25, 2017 | A Little Bit of Everything, Research
An updated and detailed glossary – version 4 – is now available to download for free from the Air War Publications website. It is full of terms and abbreviations relevant to those interested in understanding or researching the Second World War air fighting...
by Andrew Arthy | Oct 19, 2017 | Aces, Bf 109, Courland, Eastern Front, Frontline, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 51, Luftwaffe, P-39 Airacobra, Pe-2, Pilots, Publications, Research, VVS
19 September 1944 was another busy day in the Courland air war, and this blog post outlines one of the most significant combats to occur. Soviet units from the 3. Vozdushnaya Armiya (3.VA, or 3rd Air Army) flew 1.404 sorties over the south-eastern corner of Courland...
by Morten Jessen | Sep 6, 2017 | Research
As mentioned in the last Air War Publications blog post, Andrew and Morten have now journeyed to Freiburg in south-west Germany to visit the Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv. Since the removal of the restriction on using digital cameras to photograph document pages in the...
by Andrew Arthy | Aug 29, 2017 | Research
This summer Andrew and Morten have been indulging their passion for visiting archives to photograph thousands of pages of Second World War documents (it’s an acquired taste!). It’s perhaps not the most exciting way to pass the time in a European summer,...
