Volume 33 No. 1 Is Coming

The Spring issue is finally on its way, and features an interesting lineup.  Issue editor Peter Kilduff has marshaled the talents of several League authors whose contributions span German, British and Franco-American stories.  Lance Kreig contributes for the modelers and Charlie Walthall launches a new feature examining the material culture connecting story and artifact.

In The Lafayette Escadrille in the Grinder of Combat,  Steven A. Ruffin examines the famous Escadrille Lafayette's operational experience in the battle of Verdun.

Founding League member and frequent contributor Peter Kilduff presents the events of The Last Big German Air Raid Over England in May 1918 in detail, including newly compiled information.

The prolific Job Guttman relates the story of West Virginia native, and Royal Flying Corps ace, Louis Bennett, Jr.: America's Second-Ranking Balloon Ace.  Jon traces Bennett's story from enlistment through his meteoric combat experience and finally his death after just a few weeks of combat flying.  The story that develops after Bennett's death is as interesting as his combat experience. 

The autumn of 1916 saw the first German aerial mission which deposited saboteurs behind the lines to disrupt supply lines. Windisch’s and von Cossel’s Airborne Operation in October 1916 by German correspondent Sebastian Rosenbloom chronicles this little known mission on the Eastern Front by a crew which featured future Pour le Merite ace, Rudolf Windisch.

Issue editor Kilduff takes another look at the too-good-to-be-true aerial combat photography in Photo Fakery: A Look at “Cockburn-Lange” Photographs which includes seldom seen photos of the photos which presented a fantastic - though forged - look at aerial combat.  

For the Modellers, Going to the  Source – Junkers D.I by Lance Krieg examines the Junkers fighter in some detail. Those working on the recent Wingnut Wings release in 1/32 scale of this unusual fighter will find this a useful guide to the Junkers cockpit. 

Tangible Links: Exploring The Material Culture of WW1 Aviation, moderated by Charles Walthall, Ph.D is the first in what will be a continuing series of features tying together memorabilia and artifacts with the stories and events of the war in the air.   

The League pays homage to long time contributor Dieter H.M. Gröschel, M.D.

A brief photo essay by Peter Kilduff follows Lt Hyman C. Block, 89th Aero Squadron through his service at the 2nd Corps Aeronautical School at Chatillion-sur-Seine, France.

Volume 32 Number 4 Released

The Winter 2017 Issue is out now.
Issue Editor Colin Owers has yet another wide-ranging issue for us to wrap up Volume 32.
With DeTurenne - Gamecock of the Air Colin Owers, Jon Guttman and David Mechin present a translation of an interview with Capitaine Armand de Turenne, 15 victory ace who served with SPA 48 and SPA 12.
In Leutnant Max Ritter von Mulzer; The Bavarian Flying Corps’ First Pour le Merite Recipient German correspondent Reinhard Kastner relates the career of Leutnant Max Mulzer, the first Bavarian recipient of the Pour le Merite.
The Courtis-Suffit Lescop Fighter The little known French designed Courtis-Suffit Lescop fighter is the subject of Colin Owers' essay on this innovative airplane. While never developed, it incorporated unique design elements that would come into wide use post-war.
In Memorium: Maria Fede Caproni reviews the life and far-reaching influence of Countess Maria Fede Caproni in a memorial tribute by Italian correspondent and League member Gregory Alegi.
The Editors have prepared a photo essay on 1/Lt. John "Jack" Rumsey in Egypt.
With The Short Bomber, Colin rounds off this issue with a copiously illustrated history of the development of the Short Bomber. Used by the RNAS, the aircraft suffered teething and production troubles, presented in detail by the issue editor.