The BBC programme on the BofB featuring Lufwaffe pilots co-incides with my reading ‘I Flew For The Fuhrer’ by Heinz Knocke (my edition 1966), which gives a graphic insight of Knocke’s flying against mainly British and American foes in WWII. I also enjoyed reading ‘Schauffer Ace of Diamonds’ by Peter Hinchcliffe which reveals much about night fighter flying over the same period.
What other books about Luftwaffe pilot’s are out there? It’s probable that many are embedded within general accounts of Luftwaffe activity.
By: Firebird - 20th September 2010 at 20:45
Dual Under The Stars by Wilhelm Johnen
By: mantog - 20th September 2010 at 20:01
Heaven Next Stop
http://www.flyingbooks.co.uk/acatalog/Heaven-Next-Stop.html
An excellent read
By: Seafuryfan - 20th September 2010 at 19:39
Been away – thanks all for your steers. Any more most welcome.
By: Augsburgeagle - 19th September 2010 at 21:01
The Blond knight of Germany
The first and the last
The Final hours
Rocket fighter
Stuka pilot (Unlike a lot of pilots Rudel is very pro nazi and political, the book however is still interesting and worth reading)
By: kev35 - 19th September 2010 at 20:55
Ulrich Steinhilper’s trilogy?
Regards,
kev35
By: bazv - 19th September 2010 at 19:49
Hi Rich
The Gentleman on the far left of post 2 (ie LH on 1st pic) on this thread ……
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=103192
– is Hajo Herrman,he was a Luftwaffe Bomber pilot and also originator of the ‘Wilde Sau’ (or Wild Boar if you prefer) single engined night fighters – he was an operational bomber pilot during the Spanish Civil war !
His autobiography (Eagles Wings) is a bit of a slow starter – but about a quarter of the way through it starts to get very interesting,highly recommended for cold winter nights !
rgds baz
By: trumper - 19th September 2010 at 17:45
🙂 These are very good http://www.amazon.com/Alert-West-Luftwaffe-Western-Fortunes/dp/184145026X
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Enemy-Dark-Luftwaffe-Night-fighter-Fortunes/dp/1841450324
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