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May 19, 1942     No. 10                     32 Pages

Cover: The World’s speediest Pursuit Plane

The German Air Corps has received a new type of pursuit plane of the utmost striking force in the shape of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, which has already been victorious in numerous air battles. Our present issue contains an illustrated description of the new machine.
Photograph PK-Luftwaffe

Articles Inside:

That’s How the Wasps Sting
Destroyers Fight at Close Quarters.
PK-Illustrated article by Georg Haller, war correspondent (5), with photographs by Bayer, war correspondent (1) and Luftwaffe (1)

Seven against Seven
A Squadron Leader in a Dive-Bomber Group makes His Three Hundred and Fiftieth Flight Over the Enemy.
By W. Thaler, War Correspondent and Drawings by H. von Medley

Jack of All Trades
Parachutists at Work.
PK-Illustrated article by Pirath, war correspondent (PBZ 3, Atl 1, Wb 1)

The World’s Speediest Pursuit Plane
The New German Focke-Wulf Pursuit Plane Fw 190 in Aerial Combat.
Photographs PK Luftwaffe (5), PK Luftwaffe Hoepner (3)

Besieging an Island from the Air
Malta Uninterruptedly Bombarded by the German and Italian Air Forces.
By Captain Wilhelm Rossbach, Maps by Trester (Scherl), Photographs by Italienische Luftwaffe (1), Müller & Sohn (Tschira 1)

Alarm! Alarm!
An Anti-Aircraft Position at the Eastern Front.
PK-Illustrated article by Gebauer (Wb), war correspondent

Other Countries, Other Customs
A Day with Our Comrades of the “Blue Air-Squadron”
PK photographs by the war correspondents Nagel (3) and Schuhmann (3)

Barrage Balloons.
Photographs by Hanns Tschira

The Oak Leaves to the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross
(Hauptmann Wilhelm Spies †KIA)

How They Won the Knight’s Cross
(Oberstleutnant Max Hecht, Oberstleutnant Reiner Stahel, Hauptmann Josef Pizala † KIA, Hauptmann Ernst Kupfer, Hauptmann Johann Zemsky, Oberleutnant Christian Lotze (Lotse), Oberleutnant Hans-Karl Stepp, Leutnant Diether Lukesch, Leutnant Bernd Gallowitsch, Oberfeldwebel Otto Schulz, Oberfeldwebel Edmund Wagner † KIA, Feldwebel Bruno Sassen and Unteroffizier Erich Heintze

Rations for the Engine
Aviation Gasoline and Facts Worth Knowing about it.
By Dr. Paul Karlson
Photograph I.G.-Bildarchiv, Drawing by Trester (Scher)

Twice Thirty-Six Rounds
Two Anti-aircraft Guns against Three Armored Trains.
Troop Report by Sergeant Kramm Retold by M. Marek

What is That?

Promotions in the Air Corps
The following promotions took effect as from April 1, 1942. Generalleutnant (Air Marshal) Ritter and Siburg to be General der Flieger (Air Chief Marshal). Generalmajor (Air Vice-Marshal Langemeyer, Fiebig, and Schubert to be Generalleutnant. Oberst (Group Captain) Zech, Reithel, Olbrich, Baier, Metzner, Kathmann, and Heydenreich to be Generalmajor

Shoulder to Shoulder for the Future of Europe
The First Rally of European Students and Front Soldiers.
(Dr. Scheel)
Photographs by Casper, war correspondent, Scherl (7), Atlantic (1), Presse-Hoffmann (1), Scherl-Bilderdienst (1)

Great Love
A New UFA-Film.
(Zarah Leander, Viktor Staal, Paul Hörbiger, Grethe Weiser, Wolfgang Preiss)
Photographs Ufa (von Harbou and Klitzke )

Strength and Grace
The Work of the Sculptor Fritz Klimsch.
Illustrated by Dr. H. Franz

Saved from the Clutches of the Bolshevists
The Deed of a Medical Regiment Soldier of the Parachutist.
By Hans-Georg Schnitzer, War Correspondent, Drawings by H. Freder

Gerhard Fieseler Werke (Advertisement)

We Rescue Friend and Foe
German Flying Boat Rescues Two Tommies in the Mediterranean.
By Lempp, War Correspondent

Voigtländer Cameras (Advertisement)

E. Merck (Advertisement)

Jaeger-Schnellmischer (Advertisement)

Flowers, Tents, Night Raids
The Tale of a Bomber Squadron in the Cyrenaica.
By Dr. Barthold, War Correspondent

Zeiss Ikon (Advertisement)

Chlorodont (Advertisement)

Dr. Madaus & Co. (Advertisement)

A Hailstorm of Steel over Malta
Violent Attacks on Valetta.
By Erwin Billhardt, War Correspondent

Knoll Medicines (Advertisement)

Robot Berning & Co. (Advertisement)

Perutz Filme (Advertisement)

Togal (Advertisement)

M. Hensoldt & Söhne Optische Werke (Advertisement)

Blankoplast (Advertisement)

Efasit (Advertisement)

Kodak Panatomic Film (Advertisement)

Trineral (Advertisement)

Pastime

Peri Hamamelis Crème (Advertisement)

Fritz Hesselbein Chemical Works (Advertisement)

Cartoons
Bright, Intelligent Guys, All of Them
Illuminated and Sketched by Gerd Pinguin (5) and J.K. Martin (1)