New article - the world's only Fw 190 flying with its original engine and its loss in 1943

[Dan History]

Gentlemen,

A few months ago, I chanced upon a mention of the world's only Focke-Wulf 190 still flying with its original BMW 801 engine. I noted that the aircraft had been lost on the Eastern front and decided to search Soviet online documents and attempt to find information about the Soviet side of this story. The results far exceeded my initial expectations and led to an article entitled 'Germany’s Air War on the Eastern Front: a Flying Reminder', which has been published in the Spring issue of Air Power History Magazine. I was able to determine the specific Soviet unit which shot down the Focke-Wulf and the location of the crash site, from which the aircraft was eventually recovered.

The article is available as a free download at the following link:
http://www.afhistory.org/wp-content/...-Issue_All.pdf

The text is on pages number 45 through 49 of the issue.

I am pleased that my works appears in the magazine alongside an article by Professor Richard R. Muller. The Professor has co-authored The Luftwaffe's Way of War: German Air Force Doctrine, 1911-1945 and Luftwaffe Over Germany: Defense of the Reich , among many other works. His article in this issue is 'A Tale of Two Bomb Groups: The Luftwaffe’s II.Gruppe, KG 4 and the USAAF’s 452nd Bomb Group (Heavy)', which will also be of interest to forum members.

For those interested in understanding what Soviet documents are available online and how they can be used, I suggest a blog post by the independent researcher H. G. W. Davie:

'Digital History - Research Guide to ПАМЯТЬ НАРОДА "Memory of the People"

https://www.hgwdavie.com/blog/2018/3...people-website

Kind regards,

Dan