Wednesday, 29 August 2018

notes on the 'cult of the fighter ace'; the example of JG 53 - by Jochen Prien

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Doyen of Jagdwaffe unit histories Jochen Prien took the trouble to respond to a recent blog post on the 'cult of the fighter ace' in...
Tuesday, 21 August 2018

JG 5 Reichsverteidigung Staffelkapitän Lt. Paul Weitzberg KIA 2 November 1944

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I recently came across two surprising comments on two different threads concerning JG 5 on the TOCH forum; firstly; that Peter Schmoll...
Thursday, 16 August 2018

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G with DB 605 A Engine from MMP, Chandos Publications KG 76 Arado Luftwaffe Jet bombers on the Western Front

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There is an excellent video presentation of this latest MMP publication " Messerschmitt Bf 109 G with DB 605 A Engine " on the M...
Tuesday, 14 August 2018

Skies above the Reich GMT Games -1,000 th post on the Luftwaffe blog

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Skies Above the Reich is a solitaire game depicting a Staffel of Bf 109s struggling to deter and destroy the relentless daylight raids...
Tuesday, 7 August 2018

Legion Condor Henschel Hs.123 A-1 Wappen Teufel-VJ/88, Fernaufklärer 3 (f) Ju 88 beim Tanken, Cockpit nach Notlandung - ebay photo find #261

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on offer here on offer here

Oblt. Johannes Naumann..leading ace of JG 6 ?

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Above; Vitry-en-Artois 1943 Naumann joined JG 26 in 1938 and was a long-time  Staffelkapitän of 6./JG 26. He was badly injured on 2...
Sunday, 29 July 2018

1./ JG 20, Oblt. Walter Oesau Staffelkapitän 7./JG 51 Me 109 E - ebay photo find #260

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1./JG 20 was established primarily from elements of JG 2 in Döberitz on 15 July 1939. The unit was subsequently re-designated 7./JG 51 ...