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GERMAN WW2 DESIGNS BY CLAES SUNDIN
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INTRODUCTION
t the beginning of the Second World War, the
Luftwaffe dominated the skies over Western
Europe – its highly trained pilots flying some
of the most advanced fighter aircraft yet built.
It was instrumental in achieving some of the Nazis’
greatest victories during the early months of the conflict
yet it met its match when faced with the outstanding
courage and tenacity of British and Commonwealth
pilots during the Battle of Britain.
As the war progressed, the Luftwaffe found itself
fighting above the frozen wastes of the Soviet Union in
winter and above the blistering deserts of North Africa
in summer. It was provided with ever more advanced
aircraft yet its might was steadily worn away by
ceaseless fighting on multiple fronts.
When waves of RAF bombers began a campaign of
night raids over occupied Europe and Germany itself,
yet another front opened up. The Luftwaffe’s night
fighters hunted their targets in the dark and the bomber
crews sought to evade them. A desperate struggle for
supremacy in radar and electronic technology took
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place as casualties mounted on both sides.
Towards the end of the war, advances in jet and
rocket technology gave the Luftwaffe a new edge but
by then its fate was sealed.
Today it remains difficult to reconcile the skill and
courage of the Luftwaffe’s pilots in combat with the
poisonous ideology of the regime for which they fought,
yet the statistics tell their own story.
German day and night fighter pilots claimed around
70,000 aerial victories during the war, 25,000 British
or American aircraft and 45,000 Russian. There were
103 German fighter pilots who shot down more than
100 Allied aircraft each and some 2500 German fighter
pilots who reached ‘ace’ status by shooting down at
least five aircraft. Combat losses, however, totalled
40,000, including 21,452 fighters.
Luftwaffe Fighters examines the fighter aircraft flown
by the German air force during that time and presents
detailed illustrations of notable individual machines.
Dan Sharp
llustrator and author Claes was born in
1957 and lives in the southern part of
Sweden. Since finishing four years of
studies at the University of Uppsala, he has
been active as a teacher, marketer, photographer and
art director, among other occupations.
Since childhood, Claes has had a strong interest
in everything concerning the combat aircraft of the
Second World War and later. This interest stems from
the time when he, as a boy of seven, started building
and collecting plastic scale models. Simultaneously,
he has been a keen draftsman for as long as he can
remember, as well as an accomplished CGI artist in
more recent years. At present, Claes is producing
books, writing articles and lecturing. Up to now he
has produced more than 2000 CGI profiles, mostly of
aircraft, but also of Second World War armour.
His previously published books include:
Luftwaffe Fighter Aircraft in Profile (1997), Deutsche
Jagdflugzeuge (1998), More Luftwaffe Fighter Aircraft
in Profile (2002), Luftwaffe Fighter Aircraft, Limited
Edition (2011), Luftwaffe Fighter Aircraft, Profile Book
No 1 (2013), Allied Fighter Aircraft, Profile Book No
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2 (2013), Tiger and Panther Tanks (2014), Luftwaffe
Fighter Aircraft, Profile Book No 3 (2014), and
Luftwaffe Attack Aircraft, Profile Book No 4 (2015) and
Profiles of German Tanks (2015). In addition, he has
provided aircraft and tank profiles, photo refinement,
and artwork for many other books and papers.
Claes says: “As a long time profile artist, I am
well aware that a few of the profiles included in this
publication will be the subject of some criticism.
The reader however, must acknowledge that all the
profiles included are based on solid photographic
documentation. I will always use at least one
reference photo, more if available, of the subject. I
seek the best photos available for the related close-
up details as well.
“However, misinterpretations could naturally occur,
especially regarding the colours I’ve chosen for the
different profiles. One has to appreciate the difficulty
of interpreting the colours from dated black and white
photographs. But know that I have, together with my
colleagues, made the utmost effort to determine the
actual appearance and colouring of the individual
aircraft profiles presented here.”
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All illustrations:
CLAES SUNDIN
Design:
ATG-MEDIA.COM
Publishing director:
DAN SAVAGE
Publisher:
STEVE O’HARA
Reprographics:
JONATHAN SCHOFIELD
& PAUL FINCHAM
Production editor:
DAN SHARP
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