Thursday, 25 May 2023

Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1 WNr. 111711

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  A previous blog post shows Me 262 A-1 WNr. 111711 at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, 1945 - see right. These still captures from REDA archi...
Sunday, 14 May 2023

Last gliders into Berlin, April 1945

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    On April 27, 1945, Gatow airfield fell into the hands of the Red Army. With the loss of Berlin's last airfield for heavy aircra...
Wednesday, 26 April 2023

new from Lela Presse - Luftwaffe over Belgium and Stukas in the Blitzkrieg

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  "La Luftwaffe en Belgique"  Part II  by Jean-Louis Roba and Peter Taghon.  The second installment of the Roba/Taghon story of th...
Tuesday, 25 April 2023

No 1 Squadron Hurricanes in France 1939-40 - Sqn Leader 'Bull' Halahan and 'blue 109s'

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    During late 1939 No. 1 Squadron was commanded by Squadron Leader Patrick J. H. ‘Bull’ Halahan. While airmen from all over the Empire se...
Thursday, 23 March 2023

Oberfähnrich Wolfgang Rose 4./JG 26 - 'Ehrenbuch JG 26'

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      The JG 26 ' Ehrenbuch ' is a large volume containing brief biographical details and portraits of every pilot who flew with...
Saturday, 18 March 2023

JG 11 Fw 190 'low-viz' camouflage schemes

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On page 38 of his book 'Frontal durch die Bomberpulks' Fritz Engau (I./JG 11) writes; "...When I arrived at I./JG 11 in early ...
Saturday, 11 March 2023

Bf 109 G-6/AS " Red 2 " - a view of the rudder scoreboard kill markings

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  A blog exclusive  - a  (very low res) view of the rudder scoreboard kill markings on Friedrich-Karl Müller's 1./NJGr 10 Moskito hunt...