Aviation Classics Monthly - Issue 4, January 2026

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Welcome to the fourth issue of Aviation Classics Monthly. The festive period is a time for goodwill, celebrations, and taking a moment to pause. However, during wartime, militaries have often exploited this season to launch surprise attacks in an effort to gain a tactical advantage over their opponents.

Unternehmen Bodenplatte (Operation Baseplate) exemplifies this approach by the Luftwaffe. Launched on January 1, 1945, the surprise, low-level, mass air attack involved 850 fighters and fighter-bombers, most of which were Fw 190s, targeting 17 Allied airfields in Belgium, the Netherlands, and France.