The MMP Polish Wings Series has proved very popular and provided a unique Polish insight into aircraft and operations during the Soviet era. The author has provided a comprehensive review of three important but not well-known Soviet WWII aircraft types that served the Polish Air Force. – Very Highly Recommended
NAME: Polish Wings 28, Tupolev Tu-2, Sukhoi UTB-2. Shcherbakov Shche-2 FILE: R3269 AUTHOR: Lechoslaw Musialkowski, illustration by Karolina Holda PUBLISHER: Mushroom Model Publications BINDING: soft back PRICE: £15.00 GENRE: Non Fiction SUBJECT: WWII, World War II, World War 2, Second World War, Great Patriotic War, post war Polish Air Force, Russia aircraft designs, bomber, trainers, high-speed prop planes, light transport planes, liaison aircraft ISBN: 978-8365958-87-7 PAGES: 80 pages, unique colour illustrations and 100 b&w photographs IMAGE: B3269.jpg BUYNOW: tinyurl.com/yc9yfm2r LINKS: DESCRIPTION: The MMP Polish Wings Series has proved very popular and provided a unique Polish insight into aircraft and operations during the Soviet era. The author has provided a comprehensive review of three important but not well-known Soviet WWII aircraft types that served the Polish Air Force. – Very Highly Recommended
The Post war Polish Air Force was equipped with aircraft of Soviet origin and this book covers a daylight high-speed bomber, a trainer derivative and a twin-engined utility aircraft providing a light transport aircraft and liaison aircraft.
As in other MMP publications, the images comprise more than 120 photographs and the excellent unique colour images produced by Karolina Holda.
The Tu-2 was a very successful high-speed daylight bomber. While not in the same class as the German Ju-88 or the British Mosquito, it was capable and versatile.
The Sukhoi UTB-2 derivative provided a very capable advanced trainer and the deletion of combat equipment reduced weight, allowing the use of less powerful engines making it an economic trainer.
The Shcherbakov Shche-2 then took the basic design concept to produce an urgently needed utility aircraft that could serve as a light transport and liaison aircraft.
The author and illustrator have produced a first rate presentation of the history of these related aircraft presenting them in Polish service.