[Nick Beale]

Marking 18 years since the site went live, this morning I’ve posted these updates and additions to Ghost Bombers:

• Kampfflieger Vol. 4 (page 339): a ten-page/9,500-word article on Luftwaffe night bombing over Normandy in the period between the American Operation COBRA and the German Unternehmen Lüttich (27 July–8 August 1944).
• Kampfflieger Vol. 4: more about reconnaissance operations associated with the December 1943 raid on Bari.
• Ghost Bombers, the Moonlight War of NSG 9: additional details of operations in April 1945.
• Invasion watch: an extract from a medal citation referring to the sighting of the invasion fleet by Maj. Kurt Dahlmann of I./SKG 10.
• Stab JG 77 war diary: more about JG 77's operations with the Macchi C.205 in November and December 1943.
• Nachtjagdstaffel Norwegen: additional information on flights in April 1945, thanks to Jörn Junker and situation reports from by the Bundesarchiv.
• I./JG 2 in Italy: my translation of a contemporary magazine article about Siegfried Lemke's experiences on 19 March 1944.
• NAG 6 and the Me 262: additions about results on 2 February, an Fw 190 operation on 31 March and missions with the Fw 190 and Me 262 during April 1945.
• NAG 1 and the Me 262: additions about operations on 7 & 10 April 1945.
• 1940 losses: additions for late October.
• Schlachtflieger: details added to "The Stuka on the Scrapheap" about the evacuation of Bonn-Hangelar.
• Kommando Koch: added a deciphered signal of 26 October 1940 mentioning Hptm. Koch.