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,...
by Andrew Arthy | Aug 3, 2020 | A Little Bit of Everything, Books, Publications, Research
Earlier this year we posted our interview with long-time Luftwaffe researcher and author Larry deZeng. Now, we are happy to present our interview with his co-author, Canadian researcher Doug Stankey, who has also been studying different aspects of the Luftwaffe for...
by Adam Thompson | Jul 3, 2020 | A Little Bit of Everything, I. Jagdkorps, Jagdgeschwader 3, Jagdgeschwader 300, Jagdgeschwader 5, Jagdgeschwader 53, Research, Schlachtgeschwader 2
Invariably when researching any topic, you are bound to come across some oddities that remind you that the men and women whose lives you are looking into often were no different to ourselves. They had ordinary needs, sometimes made mistakes, or used their positions to...
by Andrew Arthy | Jun 7, 2020 | A Little Bit of Everything, Publications, Research
Andrew and Morten, October 2006, prior to heading out to the annual Fliegertreff south of Köln, where they would meet Heribert Koller (JG 54), Gustav Drees (JG 54), Hugo Broch (JG 52), Günther Rall (JG 52) and a handful other interesting people. Thanks to Jan Bobek...
by Andrew Arthy | May 13, 2020 | A Little Bit of Everything, Luftwaffe, North Africa, RAF, Regia Aeronautica, Research
An overview map of Operation CRUSADER, showing the confused early fighting, and the eventual Axis retreat across the desert. (Wikimedia Commons) Air War Publications has released several articles that feature the British Operation CRUSADER ground offensive in the...