A new book in my library. (3 Viewers)

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Good catch !
There was an article in 'Fly Past' magazine, from memory for the 50th anniversary of the BoB, in 1990, where Ulrich Steinhilper recounted some of his experiences, and the loss of comrades, with an insight into the waning morale of the Jagdwaffe at that time.
There was also a rather nice photo of him sitting in the cockpit of a Bf109 (actually a 'Buchon'), with the late Mark Hannah on the wing, at Duxford.
 
Nice one !
And yes, it's easy to forget how young the average airman/soldier/sailor was, with many virtually straight out of school, and some with very senior rank at only 24 years of age, for example.
 
Micdrow said:
Ohhh nice one David, how is it?
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Flipping through it, it looks interesting. The book was reissued in 2014 and for whatever reason the title was changed. It now states Kustenflieger The Operational History of the German Coastal Air Service 1935-1944.




It goes through the WW1 Postwar (1918-1933, then the Nazi Years 1933-1944, 14 pages on Camouflage Markings and then units histories on Kustenfliegergruppe 106, 206, 306, 406, 506, 606, 706, 806, 906 and a few other units. It has plenty of pictures!
 
Picked this one up at AUSA in October. Still reading it but it's a fascinating book. Provides new revelations on almost every page to debunk the myth of the "Blitzkrieg" through Belgium and France in 1940.

 
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Some good stuff being bought here chaps.

This arrived today, found on-line in an 'antiquarian' book shop in the UK. Got it 'as new', for just £6. The Canadian price tag is $30, approximately £17, so quite chuffed.
 

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