Hey Aquila chrysaetos,
First let me say thanks for the informative reply! I'll have to do a search for any of Professor Erickson's books and see if any of those can help me out! Second, you are welcome for both the Stalingrad airfields (yes, 7 in total) and the Bergstrom books! The library I borrowed the first 3 Bergstrom books from didn't have the final book and so I'm wondering if it's likely there would be something in there about the Korsun as well. For his Stalingrad and Kursk books, he detailed many of the battles prior to the main topic of both books and so I'm currently in the process of trying to get my hands on a copy of his Bagration book. I've already picked up THE BATTLE FOR THE UKRAINE: The Red Army's Korsun-Shevchenkovskii Offensive, 1944 and the Air War Over Russia, but just on a cursory glance, I don't think either will be as detailed about the aerial engagements as I'd like them to be, but I'm still trying to finish up another WWII book I picked up for my Sicily series.
I've always been a big fan of WWII history especially the aerial warfare, but since I've began doing these historical series, I get almost as much enjoyment from learning about the various battles as I do playing the missions. So it's easy to stay enthusiastic about it especially with such a great group of guys who dedicate their time to participate! Unfortunately, Sim is a little too difficult for my taste and I can't play worth squat in cockpit view (3rd person all the way, lol!), so I doubt I'll ever make the leap to the final level of enlightenment, lol! I am in the process of trying to get together a realistic group so we can re-live The Battle of Britain, The Battle of Stalingrad and the Invasion of Sicly all over again in realistic difficulty, so perhaps you might be able to join us in the middle difficulty, lol?
Anyway, thanks again and perhaps if you or someone in the Sim group ever wanted to organize a historical series, I'd have no problem e-mailing someone the mission set-ups I use so you guys could do them as well! Anyway, take care and thanks again!
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