The Flight Craft series has proved very popular with model makers and model engineers through its review of available kits, enhancement products and its first rate A4 treatment with many full colour images. This new work follows the proven format and provides good text covering the introduction and development of the Bf 109 – Most Highly Recommended
NAME: Flight Craft 14, Messerschmitt Bf 109 FILE: R2759 AUTHOR: Robert Jackson PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword BINDING: soft back PAGES: 80 PRICE: £16.99 GENRE: Non Fiction SUBJECT: WWII World War Two, World War 2, point defence fighters, bomber escorts, air superiority, ground attack, single seat fighters
ISBN: 1-52671-053-6
IMAGE: B2759.jpg BUYNOW: http://tinyurl.com/yavp4qn4 LINKS: DESCRIPTION: The Flight Craft series has proved very popular with model makers and model engineers through its review of available kits, enhancement products and its first rate A4 treatment with many full colour images. This new work follows the proven format and provides good text covering the introduction and development of the Bf 109 - Most Highly Recommended The Bf 109 was first employed on behalf of Franco's Spanish Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War and continued in production and deployment through WWII in all the theatres fought by the Germans. By 1939, the Bf 109 was roughly equal to the RAF Hurricane but at a disadvantage against the higher performing Spitfire. As the war progressed the Bf 109 was developed but the Spitfire was to develop further and faster. The Germans introduced the Fw 190 as the real opponent of the later Spitfire marks, but that did not lessen the the numbers of Bf 109s, particularly on the Eastern Front. In several respects the continued use of the Bf 109 is an indictment of the German ability to replace it. Like the Spitfire, the Bf 109 is an iconic fighter of WWII and it has encouraged many plastic and resin kits over the years. Many are no longer available, or are difficult to find. This book provides a very good set of reviews of those kits still likely to be available and of enhancement products that turn a good kit from a nice model into a competition grade replica.