The exploits of the Luftwaffe's allies and volunteers on the Eastern Front are not well known. Overshadowed by the Luftwaffe's own propaganda during the war and subject to fierce Communist repression post-war, only now can the true stories of the Croatian volunteers who manned the 15. Staffel of JG 52, one of the most successful fighter units in the Luftwaffe, be told. Mostly inspired by the ideal of an independent Croatian homeland, the men were in an enviable position, subjected to military and political pressure from Nazis and Communists alike, yet they continued to fly and fight and did their duty as they saw it. Based entirely on Croatian and Luftwaffe archive materials, the combat records of the men and their machines are recorded here in enormous detail, on an almost daily basis.

Checkerboard Hunters--the Croatian Volunteers Of 15./jg 52 On The Eastern Front: Holding The West

History

Jeras, Marko

Brasnovic, Dragisa

Europe

Flight Recorder Pubns/Specialty Pr

Kurt Tank was without doubt one of Germany's foremost aircraft designers, responsible for some of the finest products of the German aviation industry, before and during World War II. The range of aircraft types produced by the Focke-Wulf concern was prodigious, covering small biplane trainers, advanced fighters and long-range passenger aircraft, all of which were highly successful designs. Tank was, however, a man of his times, and this album of personal photos gives an idea of the sights and events which interested and surrounded him in the momentous early years of World War II. All the pictures in this book came from Tank's own album, the images being scanned from photographs specially printed from the original 35-mm negatives. All are accompanied by highly detailed captions and descriptive text.

Kurt Tank's Photo Album 1940-1943

Powell, Roy

POWELL

Ketley

Military

This book is a largely pictorial volume tracing the history and development of the various marks of Auster light aircraft and its influence upon the birth and development of British Army aviation in, and after, World War II. Never a glamorous machine, but to the British and Canadian troops slogging their way through France and Germany in 1944 and 1945, the sight of an Auster dodging the flak and the trees meant that artillery support was close by. To the German troops it meant imminent death and destruction and severely handicapped their defenses. Post-war, the usefulness of army aviation could not be denied, consequently the success of the Auster aircraft led directly to the birth of the British Army Air Corps. Today, operations by the army without its own air component would be unthinkable.

Auster: A Brief History of the Auster Aircraft in British Military Service

Ketley, Barry

In most accounts of the air war over Britain in summer 1940, the events over East Yorkshire are mentioned only in passing, yet it was there, on August 20th, that the first enemy aircraft fell to the guns of a Polish fighter squadron in the RAF, less than a mile from where these words are being written. It was also where the 'north-east town', as Hull was identified in the news bulletins of the day, suffered its prolonged agony under the bombs of the Luftwaffe. Indeed, the very last British civilians to die as a direct result of Luftwaffe bombs in World War II were killed in Hull on March 17th, 1945. As the home of much of the RAF's night-bombing force, East Yorkshire was also frequently the scene of Luftwaffe night intruder raids. This book, based on years of in-depth research into primary sources, personal accounts and experiences, reveals many new facts and gives long-overdue recognition to the events and people who fought, lived and all too often, died, in East Yorkshire during 1939-1945.

Air War Over East Yorkshire in World War II

Bright, Paul

This book lifts the curtain on a largely unknown or forgotten World War II activity involving highly educated German atmospheric scientists and pilots in the so-called Wetter-Erkundungs Staffeln (Wekusta - Meteorological Reconnaissance Squadrons). The two authors - one, Franz Selinger, a well-known German writer and aerospace engineer, the other, John Kington, a highly competent British writer and meteorologist - are uniquely qualified to describe this important story as seen from both sides of the warring countries. In doing so they make a remarkable contribution to the history of aviation and meteorology, but also - and that is perhaps their main concern - to the sacrifices and accomplishments of the young scientists and pilots involved in these daring and dangerous missions.At the height of the war the Wekustas included about a dozen individual squadrons, totalling several hundred aircraft and over 1,000 flight crews. Encounters with enemy aircraft were frequent and of an erratic nature, ranging from generous life-saving efforts to attacks on downed crew members. After the secret 'Zenit' code of the German aircraft reports was broken by British intelligence, the RAF sometimes let German weather aircraft pass without attack because their radio messages were considered more valuable than shooting down the reporting aircraft.The authors have gone to the admirable effort to list almost 1,000 names of flight crew members and their assignments. In this way they honour their memory, their courage, and their contributions to atmospheric sciences.The book fills a long-existing gap in the history of atmospheric science and military aviation. Above all, it makes fascinating reading.

Wekusta: Luftwaffe Weather Reconnaissance Units & Operations 1938-1945

Kington, John A.

Selinger, Franz

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