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More Historic Maps

Posted on September 13, 2013 by azapf

Recently, I have posted an article about historic maps – I have acquired a new set of maps in the past days and thought, I’d share them with you as well. The first one is called Schlag nach über den … Continue reading →

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The Flight Log of Walter Stolz

Posted on September 4, 2013 by azapf

Quite some time ago, I have started to collect flight logs of former Luftwaffe Pilots. A flight log is small book, usually showing one line entries per flight: What they don’t do is tell the stories behind the flights – … Continue reading →

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Yet again – More Flight Logs have arrived…

Posted on June 21, 2013 by azapf

While I am continue to grow my collection, a couple of new flight logs have arrived over the past few months. The complete list – as always – can be found here. And here are some of the new ones: … Continue reading →

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New Luftwaffe Flight Logs

Posted on March 1, 2013 by azapf

Over the past weeks, I have managed to put my hands on a significant number of Luftwaffe Flight Logs, coming from various sources. I am not nearly done with reviewing the contents of the logs but have amended the Flight … Continue reading →

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Historic Maps

Posted on January 5, 2013 by azapf

When dealing with events between 1939 and 1945 – especially if the they are related to any kind of military operations – it quite quickly becomes necessary to have access to historical maps in order to locate, put into perspective … Continue reading →

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Next Topics up

Posted on September 7, 2012 by azapf

After the research on USAAF Mission #63 is winding down a bit, I hope to get a chance to work on a couple of other topics and finish at least one of these until the end of the year (yes, … Continue reading →

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8th USAAF Mission #63: Attack on Bremen & Kiel (June 13, 1943)

Posted on September 4, 2012 by azapf

June 13th, 1943 is a Sunday morning – Whit Sunday. Two days ago, the 8th USAAF had flown a mission against the city and port of Wilhelmshaven in nothern Germany. This morning, the targets of the men in their B-17s … Continue reading →

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Every journey starts with a single step…

Posted on September 1, 2012 by azapf

…and this is a very first step. I have been hanging on to the preparations of this site for quite a while – now the topic is far and wide and I could spend 20 years “preparing” before publishing anything… … Continue reading →

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