Luftwaffe Im Focus No.25 Review by Mark Davies

Luftwaffe Im Focus No.25

Start-Verlag

S u m m a r y :
Catalogue Number:	Edition N^o 25 ISBN: 978-3-941437-27-2
Contents & Media:	Soft-cover, staple binding, A4 portrait format, 50 pages (with some colour images and printing).
Price:	Available on-line from Luftfahrtverlag START:
	Prices for single edition N^o25, including postage:
	Location	Bank Transfer or Cash		Paypal
	Location	Surface	Airmail	Surface	Airmail
	Germany	€16.80		€17.25
	Rest of Europe	€18.80	€20.80	€19.55	€21.55
	Rest of World	€18.80	€24.80	€19.55	€25.55
	Prices for three Editions, N^os23 to 25, including postage:
	Location	Bank Transfer or Cash		Paypal
	Location	Surface	Airmail	Surface	Airmail
	Germany	€44.00		€46.25
	Rest of Europe	€50.00	€56.00	€52.25	€58.25
	Rest of World	€50.00	€68.00	€52.25	€70.25
	Or from: Squadron as a single issue for USD$17.99 Hannants as a single edition for £14.99 Click for currency conversion.
Review Type:	First Look.
Advantages:	Good quality, interesting, informative, good photos, some unique material, and nice illustrations.
Disadvantages:	None noted.
Conclusion:	Luftwaffe im Focus is a high quality magazine with some unique content that will make it a “must have” for many Luftwaffe aficionados. Whilst it is undoubtedly a specialist magazine, its content should still whet the appetite of those with a more passing interest in the subject. I happily recommend this magazine to those who must garner all the information they can on the Luftwaffe in WW2.

Reviewed by Mark Davies

Luftwaffe Im Focus #25 is available online from Squadron.com

FirstRead

"Luftwaffe im Focus" is a German magazine focussed on the Luftwaffe of WW2, with articles by a team of 20 Luftwaffe experts. It is published three times a year with German/English editions. Each volume usually consists of around 60 previously unpublished photos from private collections, along with detailed information and articles about specific Luftwaffe subjects. Each issue will usually include sections covering topics like a readers’ forum, combat photos, the story behind the photos, unknown emblems, personal emblems, unusual photos, portraits, captured aircraft, documents, and equipment etc.

The issue reviewed here consists of 50 pages, with 62 photos (4 in colour), 2 colour aircraft profiles, a coloured emblem and maps. Following a brief editorial and readers’ forum are these articles:

Close Support Aircraft: Brief article featuring a Fw 190F-8.
Bombers: He 177 of I/FKG 50 at Brandenburg Briest.
Personal Emblems: A supplement to the Hs 129 with impressive scoreboard from Edition 22.
Tails: 1944 – An emblem on the Tail of He qqq of 14.(Eis)/KG 55.
Colour Photos: Zellbausen, An Operational Airfield Like a Model Diorama.
Aircraft in Focus: Before and After, the Fate of a Training Aircraft of JG 105.
Documents: The 2 Staffel of Fernaufklarungsgruppe 122 Fights off a Fighter-Bomber Attack.
Unusual: Manufacturer’s Code & Werknummer on the Nose.
Photos with a Story: 6 May 1941 – Air Battle over Calais, I., II. And IV.JG 51 Encounters No 74 Squadron RAF.
Technology + Equipment: An Ar 96 with Dive Brakes
Scenery: The 500th Operatinal Sortie by 4.(H)/12 in Africa
Fates: “Bolz” – (A dog) Known by Everyone in the 3. Staffel of JG 52.

The print quality of the magazine is very good and the English text most readable (I cannot comment on the German text). I found the articles informative and the accompanying photos most interesting. The colour illustrations are also good quality and nicely executed.

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The magazine is sold individually or by annual subscription (3 issues). There are various surface or airmail options for three geographical zones, and different prices for bank transfer/cash or payment by Paypal.

Conclusion

Luftwaffe im Focus is a high quality magazine with some unique content that will make it a “must have” for many Luftwaffe aficionados. Whilst it is undoubtedly a specialist magazine, its content should still whet the appetite of those with a more passing interest in the subject.

I happily recommend this magazine to those who must garner all the information they can on the Luftwaffe in WW2.

Thanks to Start Verlag for the sample

Luftwaffe Im Focus is available online from the Start website

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