Morton's Media Group was established in the 19th century and has been producing book-length publications since the early 2000s. The company established a dedicated book division in 2019, and Morton's Books has already earned a reputation for publishing high-quality titles by authors who are true experts in their field. For the best reads on rail, aviation, nostalgia and history, look no further. This book is part of their imprint: Tempest Books address all aspects of aviation history and are covered in authoritative detail. The aviators and aircraft of the Second World War are profiled by our titles alongside more modern fighters, bombers, reconnaissance, and transport aircraft. 'Secret projects' and experimental designs are also an important part of the Tempest Books portfolio. This English-language book, DFS 230 Combat Glider, is authored by Neil Page and was published in May 2025.

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In February 2023, photos and videos emerged showing a helicopter belonging to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence’s Intelligence Directorate, which featured an unusual blue-black livery and Ukrainian identification markings. It was later determined the aircraft was a ‘crowd-funded’ purchase from a private aviation company of a 43-year-old UH-60A Black Hawk. Since then, Ukraine seems to have acquired a second UH-60A (circa, early 2024) and given it a more military looking, olive-green color scheme. The two Black Hawks are used extensively in Ukrainian military service.

Late last year I asked Santa to pre-order Eduard’s P-40E Warhawk Royal Class Dual Combo kit for me. Eduard’s new 1/48^th P-40 is the first newly tooled P-40E that I’m aware of since Hasegawa’s 2005 kit. The Hasegawa kit is pretty good, but there were some engineering choices that made it less fun to build than it could have been. I’m surprised that it has taken 20 years for another manufacturer to get around to kitting such an iconic aircraft. Airfix’s 2016 kit is of the earlier Tomahawk/P-40B version.