Wings of the Black Cross- Number Five
Written by Mark
Proulx
ISBN
978-0-9794035-3-8
MSRP $14.50
Reviewed by Floyd
S. Werner, Jr.
IPMS #26266
Eagle Editions has always
provided the modeler with some great material, especially dealing with the
Luftwaffe. The latest edition of
this series has something for everyone. Printed
on high quality paper the 36 page booklet includes numerous black and white
photographs, most previously unpublished and unavailable.
There are some color photos on the back cover and, of course, eight
excellent color drawings on four pages.
For the 109 fan, (and who
isn’t?), there are photos that will satisfy everyone’s pallet.
Most of the photos are of wrecks but this in no way diminishes the value
of photographs. Focke Wulfs are
well represented as well. Especially
interesting to me are some new FW-190S-8 photos. The two seat trainer aircraft are really unique looking.
Me-262s and Bf-110s are shown to great advantage.
The aircraft of Gruppenkommandeur Martin Drewes are shown including his
day fighter variant of the Bf-110. Ju-88
night fighters are shown and some of the interesting paint schemes will be
plenty of inspiration for the modeler. Various
other aircraft are seen including Siebel Si-204, He-111, and He-177s.
The drawings are first rate. Two Bf-109s, two Bf-110s, three FW-190s and a Me-262 are all
very colorful and I hope that Eagle Editions releases the decals for some of
these machines. All the drawings
are accompanied with information about the color and markings.
On the back cover are two color
photographs, one of a partially destroyed He-219 and the other of a brand new
Bf-109F next to an Emil.
The photos of a multitude of
aircraft, the text, and the drawings all make this a very nice addition to any
library. For Luftwaffe enthusiasts
this volume is a wonderful presentation of Luftwaffe aircraft at various times
in the war.
I highly recommend this volume,
as well as, the rest of the series.
Thanks to Aeroplane Books for
the review copy. To obtain your
copy contact them at https://www.aeroplanebooks.com/.
Let them know you heard about it here and check out the other great books
on the site, including many out of print volumes.
Floyd
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