Eagle Editions has been known for their Luftwaffe research for as long as I can remember. With the death of founder Jerry Crandall, it's nice to see that Judy Crandall, his wife, along with Mark Proulx are continuing his legacy with Eagle Editions.

If you are familiar with the Wings of the Black Cross series, this book is similar to the entire series. Focusing on German aircraft, primarily on the Jagdwaffe, however, it does include other aircraft. The 8.5 x 11 laminated cover book is printed on 36 pages on high quality gloss paper. There are 64 high quality photographs included in the book.

Included in the book are Bf-109, Bf-110, FW-190, Me-262, Stukas, and He-177, as well as many more. The periods covered go all the way from the birth of the Luftwaffe to the end of the war. Of particular interest to me were the photos of Adolf Galland’s early 109E-4 “Double Chevron Bar” and JV-44 Me 262, both of which are shown in the color profiles.

Detail & Scale Aviation publications have set the standard for aircraft reference books since 1978. This Paperback publication is 102 pages with B&W and full color, close up detail and “in action” images. Some of these books are also offered in Apple and Kindle digital versions.

The book starts out with the developmental & operational history of the Packard-Merlin powered Mustangs. This section has plenty of photos along with five-view drawings indicating features of the B & C model Mustangs and detailed aircraft measurements. This section is followed by Mustang variants to include P-51B, C, F-6C and Mustang III.

The next sections start off with a gallery of early Merlin mustangs with a mix of B&W and color photos.

Author Andrey Latkin writes,

Introduced through the Allied Lend-Lease program, the Kittyhawk entered Soviet service in the Artic in 1942. This volume explores the logistical hurdles of maintaining and operating these American-built aircraft in extreme northern conditions, and details their early missions supporting convoy protection, intercepting German bombers, and later, transitioning into reconnaissance and fighter-bomber roles.

This 76-page book is a part of Helion & Company’s @War Series. Curtiss Kittyhawks in the Soviet Far North 1941-45: Volume 1 -Origins and Early Combat Operations, 1942–May 1944 (Helion No. HEL2004) is outlined in the familiar @War format and is a little light in black and white photographs (not surprising given how little is known, or covered, in this theater of operations), color profiles, supporting text, detailed captions, and, perhaps most importantly, maps. The book is composed of the following sections:

ICM continues to be prolific with both kits and paint sets. The Acrylic Paint Set for US Special Operations Aircraft continues this trend and consists of six 12ml wide mouthed paint bottles. These paints are designed to be used with the following ICM kits (48290 – Cessna O-2A Skymaster; 48278 – B-26K Counter Invader (Early); and 48279 – B-26K Counter Invader). The colors include:

• Deep Green (No. 1009)
• US Dark Green (No. 1072)
• Extra Dark Green (No. 1069)
• Tan Earth (No. 1058)
• Rubber Black (No. 1039)
• Sky Grey (No. 1033)

Painting instructions are on the side of the packaging, stating

ICM continues their run of “dioramas in a box,” this time by kitting their recently released Bristol Beaufort Mk1A with tropical air filters (Kit 48311) with their RAF bomber and torpedo pilots (Kit 48090).

Background

The Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber entered service with RAF Coastal Command in late 1939. In the spring of 1942 all of Coastal Commands Beauforts were sent to the Mediterranean for use in attacking German convoys that were resupplying the Afrika Korp in North Africa. The high temperatures encountered in this region of the world required the carburetor air intakes to be modified to allow greater air intake.

The Beauforts were initially stationed in Malta, but would later be moved to Egypt and the Pacific and Far East.