Two Interesting Luftwaffe Articles

[Rabe Anton]

Readers of this forum may want to know that two interesting and important articles about little-known aspects of the Luftwaffe appear in the current issue of Air Power History (Vol. LVI, No. 4, Winter 2009). "German Woman Pilots at War, 1939-1945," explores the employment of females as pilots in the German Air Force during World War II (pp. 10-27), while "[Maj. Gen. William C.] Tunner and the Luftwaffe Connection with the Berlin Airlift" describes the crucial role played by former Luftwaffe maintenance personnel in keeping transports flying during the Berlin Airlift (pp. 28-35). Both of these articles are fully footnoted; the sources are extensive, often primary, and offer ample clues for further study, as well as suggesting new materials for subjects previously explored. The notes for "German Women Pilots," for example, cover a full two single-spaced pages. There is much new information here, and many
new practices, ideas, personalities, and historical dimensions to history to discover.


For those who are unfamiliar with the periodical, Air Power History is the journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation. It is a non-commercial, quarterly magazine dedicated, as its title suggests, to the history of air power in all nations and eras.

RA