Richard T Eger
12-03-2001, 02:02 PM
The site presents an interesting assortment of Luftwaffe related material, including some fascinating coverage of wonder weapons, which the reader can see summarized below. The site address is:
http://www.geocities.com/pentagon/2833/
The best thing is to go to the site index at:
http://www.geocities.com/pentagon/2833/general/whatsold.html
Sections of Luftwaffe interest are:
Arsenal of Dictatorship
Bibliography
Sorted either by subject or media, this provides a fair number of references, especially for Discovery Channel videos.
Tactics
Short articles, some with drawings and/or photos, on:
Dicta Bölcke
Schräge Musik
Ju 87 Dive-Bombing Tactics
Knickebein
Auxiliary Cruisers Raiding Tactics, including use of seaplanes
Technologies
Listing of German rocket fuel types
World War II Eyewitness History
Firsthand accounts:
German Bombers over Milwaukee - reflections of a grandson's patrols with his grandmother in Milwaukee to see that lights were out to protect from potential air raids.
Diary of a German Pilot in Spanish Civil War - Diary entries of Hermmanne Johannes Bauer (later von Bauer) and a brief biography.
Links to GREAT Sites
About half a dozen sites of Luftwaffe interest.
Die Luftwaffe
Brief histories of a number of Luftwaffe aircraft are given. Unfortunately, as of this writing, many of the drawings, technical data, and photos, while clearly present at one time, are no longer available. Aircraft covered are:
Ar 231
Ba 349
Do 200 (captured B-17)
Fw 189
Fw 190
Fw 200
He 111
He 177
He 219
Ju 52/3m
Ju 86
Ju 87
Ju 88A
Ju 88C
Bf 109
Bf 110
Me 163
Me 210
Me 264
Me 410
Die Kriegsmarine
Aircraft carrier Graf Zepellin - short history with profile and photos.
Other ships are also covered. Again, as of this writing, there is a lack of previously available illustrations, so any coverage of shipborne aircraft is unknown.
Wonder Weapons
Supergun
A fascinating cul de sac in German armament for me is the subject of the superguns. Here, Ricky covers a number of them with brief histories and photos:
Vortex Gun
Wind Cannon
Sound Cannon
Sun Cannon
Electric Gun (only brief description)
Anzio Anne railway gun (only brief description)
Peenemünde Arrow Shells (only brief description)
V-3 Hochdruckpumpe (High Pressure Pump)
Missile
Brief histories, technical data, color profiles, and/or photos of the following missiles:
Hs 293
X-4
Ruhrstahl/Kramer X-1 (Fritz X, SD 1400)
Vergeltungswaffe 1 (V-1)
Wasserfall (Waterfall)
Fi 103R
Chemical/Biological Weapons
A number of these are covered.
Super Bombs
Brief histories of the following:
Ice Bomb
Atomic Bomb
Regards,
Richard
[This message has been edited by Richard T Eger (edited 03 December 2001).]
[This message has been edited by Richard T Eger (edited 26 February 2003).]
http://www.geocities.com/pentagon/2833/
The best thing is to go to the site index at:
http://www.geocities.com/pentagon/2833/general/whatsold.html
Sections of Luftwaffe interest are:
Arsenal of Dictatorship
Bibliography
Sorted either by subject or media, this provides a fair number of references, especially for Discovery Channel videos.
Tactics
Short articles, some with drawings and/or photos, on:
Dicta Bölcke
Schräge Musik
Ju 87 Dive-Bombing Tactics
Knickebein
Auxiliary Cruisers Raiding Tactics, including use of seaplanes
Technologies
Listing of German rocket fuel types
World War II Eyewitness History
Firsthand accounts:
German Bombers over Milwaukee - reflections of a grandson's patrols with his grandmother in Milwaukee to see that lights were out to protect from potential air raids.
Diary of a German Pilot in Spanish Civil War - Diary entries of Hermmanne Johannes Bauer (later von Bauer) and a brief biography.
Links to GREAT Sites
About half a dozen sites of Luftwaffe interest.
Die Luftwaffe
Brief histories of a number of Luftwaffe aircraft are given. Unfortunately, as of this writing, many of the drawings, technical data, and photos, while clearly present at one time, are no longer available. Aircraft covered are:
Ar 231
Ba 349
Do 200 (captured B-17)
Fw 189
Fw 190
Fw 200
He 111
He 177
He 219
Ju 52/3m
Ju 86
Ju 87
Ju 88A
Ju 88C
Bf 109
Bf 110
Me 163
Me 210
Me 264
Me 410
Die Kriegsmarine
Aircraft carrier Graf Zepellin - short history with profile and photos.
Other ships are also covered. Again, as of this writing, there is a lack of previously available illustrations, so any coverage of shipborne aircraft is unknown.
Wonder Weapons
Supergun
A fascinating cul de sac in German armament for me is the subject of the superguns. Here, Ricky covers a number of them with brief histories and photos:
Vortex Gun
Wind Cannon
Sound Cannon
Sun Cannon
Electric Gun (only brief description)
Anzio Anne railway gun (only brief description)
Peenemünde Arrow Shells (only brief description)
V-3 Hochdruckpumpe (High Pressure Pump)
Missile
Brief histories, technical data, color profiles, and/or photos of the following missiles:
Hs 293
X-4
Ruhrstahl/Kramer X-1 (Fritz X, SD 1400)
Vergeltungswaffe 1 (V-1)
Wasserfall (Waterfall)
Fi 103R
Chemical/Biological Weapons
A number of these are covered.
Super Bombs
Brief histories of the following:
Ice Bomb
Atomic Bomb
Regards,
Richard
[This message has been edited by Richard T Eger (edited 03 December 2001).]
[This message has been edited by Richard T Eger (edited 26 February 2003).]