Tag Archives: Luftwaffe

New Bf 109 G-6 Decals

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

EagleCals has announced a new decal set for Luftwaffe Bf 109 G-6s. EC#132 Bf 109 G-6 Featuring “Yellow 1” 9./JG 52 piloted by Erich Hartmann, “White 12” II./JG 51 piloted by Hans Langer, “White 7” II./JG 51 piloted by Elias … Continue reading →

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FW-190 near Frankfurt

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. Brig. Gen. George C. McDonald stands in front of a German FW-190 fighter captured near Frankfurt, Germany. (U.S. Air Force Photo)  

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New Luftwaffe Bf 109 and Ta 152 H Decals from EagleCals

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New decal sets for Luftwaffe Bf 109 F-4/Trop and Ta 152 H from EagleCals:   EagleCals #130: Bf 109 F-4/Trop Part 1 Featuring: “White 1” 4./JG 3 Pilot: Lt. Albert Helm, “Yellow 3” 6./JG 3 Pilot: Uffz. Frans Schwaiger, “<||” … Continue reading →

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Mistel

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A U.S. soldier examines a captured German Mistel aircraft created from a Fw 190 fighter mounted atop a Ju 88 bomber in May 1945. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

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Captured FW190 Film

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Russian training film on the German Focke-Wulf FW190 showing the FW190’s main features, armament, and flight performance:      

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Luftwaffe Uniforms

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

German Luftwaffe Uniforms of WWII: Source: TM-E 30-451: Handbook on German Military Forces, U.S. War Department, 1943.  

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How Radio-Controlled Bombs Were Jammed

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following article was printed in the December 1945 issue of C.I.C. (Combat Information Center) published by the U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. The long, violent history of this war saw the rise of many new or … Continue reading →

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G.I. Nightmare

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Test your aircraft recognition skills and knowledge of WW2 German aircraft with this quiz from “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” No. 13, January 1945. Answers after the page break.

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First Army AAA Versus the Luftwaffe

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Operational antiaircraft report from “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” No. 8, December 13, 1944. This attack was mounted by the Luftwaffe’s Jagdgeschwader 4 (JG 4). The aircraft displayed the black-white-black bands of JG 4. SUBJECT: First Army AAA Versus the Luftwaffe. SOURCE: AA Section, … Continue reading →

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Messerschmitt Bf 109

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

 

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