by admin | Apr 16, 2016 | A Little Bit of Everything
If you are in the Stockholm area come and meet Morten at Skytteholmsskolan, north-west of downtown Stockholm, where he’ll be behind the Air War Publications stand at the IPMS Convention. Morten has brought along Fw 190 in the Battle for Sicily books, including...
by admin | Feb 11, 2016 | A Little Bit of Everything
Although the Second World War ended 71 years ago, there are still participants with stories to tell. In mid-October 2015 we began to send out a large batch of letters to former Luftwaffe airmen, asking if they had any memories or stories to share. The response has...
by admin | Dec 25, 2015 | A Little Bit of Everything
In the lead-up to Christmas 1941 the Luftwaffe personnel in North Africa faced a new challenge – how to celebrate the holy day when based in the middle of the desert. One dive-bomber Gruppe helped ensure that the Africa-based units would be ready for the big...
by admin | Nov 14, 2015 | A Little Bit of Everything, Research
The Bf 109 fighter-bomber was vital to the Luftwaffe in the North African campaign of 1942, and it served with several very successful units in the period either side of the Battle of El Alamein (23 October-4 November 1942). These German units carried out...
by admin | Nov 1, 2015 | A Little Bit of Everything
Werner Zirus, the former Schlachtgeschwader 2 and Schlachtgeschwader 10 pilot and author of Als Schlachtflieger im Einsatz, passed away on 8 September 2015. Werner saw service in Sicily, North Africa, Sardinia, and on the Eastern Front between 1942 and 1945, initially...
by admin | Oct 3, 2015 | A Little Bit of Everything
Andrew is spending a couple of days in Copenhagen, and what better way to spend a sunny Saturday in that city than trying to finalize some of the upcoming Air War Publications eArticles. Very close to release is the article on Jagdgeschwader 2 ace Kurt Bühligen, and...
