IPMS Number
43146
Brian R. Baker
Reviews By Author
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French Wings No. 2: Nieuport-Delage Ni-D 29 & Ni-D 62 FamilyPublished: June 20, 2011 The StoryAlthough many companies in France produced fighters during the interwar period, Nieuport manufactured two landmark fighters beginning with the end of World War I. The Ni-D 29 biplane fighter appeared at the end of the war, and was produced for the Aeronautique Militaire during the twenties, as well as in several foreign countries. Export models were also sold to Belgium,… more |
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The Secret Years: Flight Testing at Boscombe Down, 1939-1945Published: May 30, 2011 The Story Boscombe Down was the Royal Air Force’s main experimental test station during World War II. In 1939, the peacetime station at Martleston Heath was moved to Boscombe Down, a World War I airfield with some permanent buildings, and everything was moved within a short time period. Shops and hangars were set up, but strangely, for nearly all of the war, the… more |
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L-Birds: American Combat Liaison Aircraft of World War IIPublished: May 23, 2011 The StoryI bought this book because it was recommended to me by David W. Menard, the noted aviation historian and photographer, after I asked him some questions about American liaison aircraft used in Europe during World War II. Dave suggested that I contact Terry Love, the author, and the result was that I now have a copy of the book. I’m glad I bought it, because it certainly… more |
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Canadaire Sabre F.4/North American F-86E(M)Published: May 19, 2011 Introduction The North American F-86 “Sabre” was one of the world’s most famous and successful jet fighters of the late forties to the middle fifties. The design originated with the straightwing FJ-1 Fury fighter for the US Navy, which was developed without the sweptwing technology obtained from the Germans at the end of World War II, and which was only built in small… more |
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Swedish Fortresses: The Boeing F-17 in Civil and Military ServicePublished: April 27, 2011 Hardback, 128 Pages, 8 ½ x 11”, Plus 8 16” x 23” poster sized double sides sheets showing profile drawings in 1/48 and 1/72 scale in separate packet, labeled “not to be sold separately” This book answers a couple of often asked questions (1) what happened to the battled damaged USAAF B-17’s and crews that diverted to Sweden rather than accepting the hospitality of the Luftwaffe?, and (2… more |
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Ex USAAF Aircraft 1945Published: April 27, 2011 The Book It is refreshing to see a publication written on a topic that has never been treated in an historical context before, and this book certainly fits that description. After World War II, the United States Army Air Forces had thousands of airplanes in its custody throughout Western Europe, and while many were scrapped on the spot, or in the case of heavy bombers,… more |
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Latecoere 290 & 298Published: April 27, 2011 This book is the first of a series on French aircraft, and follows the excellent format developed by this publisher’s Polish Wings series of books on Polish aircraft. Since Azur produces kit of the Latecoere 298 in both 1/72 and 1/48 scales, this book will serve as a good reference for these aircraft. An 8 ½ x 11” paperback consisting of 80 pages, this book tells the development and service… more |
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FW-190 in Foreign Service: Captured Butcherbirds Vol. 2Published: April 6, 2011 IntroductionJust when you thought that everything had already been published on the subject of the Focke Wulf FW-190, along comes another book that destroys that theory. This is Volume 2 of a set of books on the FW-190’s that were captured by various Allied countries during and after World War II, and concentrates on the colors and markings rather than their ultimate histories,… more |
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The Vought F4U Corsair: A Comprehensive Guide (Revised)Published: April 6, 2011 IntroductionThere have been many books published on the Vought F4U Corsair over the years, so why, you might ask, has another one appeared? The reason is that this is not only a comprehensive history of the development and combat career of the Corsair, but it is also a very complete modelers’ guide to all Corsair kits in 1/32, 1/48, and 1/72 scale. I don’t know why they left out 1/… more |
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FW-190 Defence of the Reich AcesPublished: March 24, 2011 Introduction The author, John Weal, has written a number of books on the wartime career of the Focke Wulf FW-190 and its pilots, and this book fills a gap that needed to be filled, that of the Defense of the Reich units that operated mainly over Germany from mid-1942 until the end of the war. The book mainly covers the activities of JG 1, JG 2, JG 4, JG 26, JG 76, and… more |