Detail & Scale publications should be well known to all but the newest to our hobby. They have a long history of publishing well-written and documented, photo-rich books covering all the variants and details as well as model kits available.

This is volume twenty in their new series of publications. The book is 102 pages long with 250 photos of which approximately 180 are in color, and 12 aircraft color profiles.

The book is laid out in the standard D&S format. Beginning with the introduction followed by a well-written history of the aircraft. Next, there is a history of each of the variants built(excluding the T-33 which is a book unto itself) and the F-80 in the Korean War.

Next comes the details photograph sections. Here we are treated to a wealth of detailed photographs. This section is broken down into the cockpit, windscreen & canopy, fuselage, wing, landing gear, internal armament, pylons, and external stores, tail and finally engine details. One interesting thing to learn is that the early P-80s (XP-80,YP-80s, and P-80As) did not come equipped with ejection seats. These were not available until the P-80B although some P-80As were retrofitted with them during upgrades. The last section contains information on all the models of the F/P-80 in various scales and the good points and problems with each.

Like all volumes by this publisher, this a terrific book! The modeler will find this extremely useful when building any of the P/F-80 kits available. Those interested in aircraft histories will also be happy with this book! The book is available both in print and as an eBook. My thanks to Detail & Scale for the review copy and IPMS/USA for the opportunity!