Volume 39 Number 3

Editor Dr. Hannes Täger leads with Rainer Absmeier’s article on aviators and anti-aircraft guns in tank warfare. Next, he presents Hartmuth Baldamus’ war diary, and an article on the last flight of the French airship Alsace. Rainer Absmeier is back with the last flight of German balloon ace Erik Thomas, and Dr. Täger gives us the history of Max Immelmann’s cenotaph. Charles Gosse has a follow-up to his (Vol. 33 #4) article on Guynemer’s 8th victory and Mike O’Neal will edify us about Hawa #6, a Hannover CL.IIIa flown post-war by the 12th Aero Squadron. Peter Kilduff’s Between the Bookends and Mike O’Neal’s Mentioned in Dispatches wrap things up.

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  • Videos of 2023 Seminar Now Available

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