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Airbus A400M 'Atlas' Multinational Decal Set suitable for Turkish-England-France-Luftwaffe and Malaysian Air forces all A-400M Grizly/Atlas (Revell A400M 'Atlas' not included) (revised set)

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Luftwaffe im Focus Edition No 19 - 50 pages, about 67 photos - thereof 8 in colour, 3 colour profiles, 1 coloured map, 1 coloured document, 4 coloured emblems, Readerforum - Yellow or orange-the never-ending discussion: Colour slides provide new insight - Aircraft in Focus: The Junkers Ju-88 Flamethrower Aircraft of I./KG 51 - The Staffel Emblem of 3./JG52: One of the last unknown fighter emblems is identified - The history of the Savoia Staffel - Unusual: The Taxiway Bridge - Tails: Hptm. Hans-Christian Schafer, 4./JG5 - The fate of a close-support pilot on the Somme - as well as articles and photos to more topics...

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Luftwaffe im Focus Edition No.25 50 pages, 64 photos - thereof 8 in colour, 2 colour profiles, 2 coloured maps, Readerforum - Close-Support Aircraft: Fw 190 F-8 der II./SG 2, 1945 - Personal Emblems: A Supplement to the Hs 129 with Impressive Scoreboard from Edition 22 - Color Photos: Zellhausen, An Operational Airfield like a Model Diorama - Photos with a Story: 6 May 1941-Air Battle over Calais (JG 51 Encounters No. 74 Squadron RAF) - Technology + Equipment: An Ar 96 with Dive Brakes - Unusal: Manufacturer's Code and Werknummmer on the Nose - Scenery: The 500th Operational Sortie by 4.(H)/12 in Africa - Bomber: He 177 of I./FKG 50 at Brandenburg Briest - Tails: 1944-An Emblem on the Tail of a He 111 of 14.(Eis)/KG 55 - Seaplanes: Friend and Foe, To the Aid in White (Norway) and photos to more topics

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Luftwaffe im Focus 27 Schulflugzeuge / Training Aircraft D.520, I./JG 107, 1943 é Schulflugzeuge / Training Aircraft Maschinen der Flugzeugfuhrerschule C 7 Aircraft of Flugzeugfuhrerschule C 7 é Fotos mit Geschichte / Photos with a Story Die wahre Geschichte des "Lowen"-Emblems von Hptm. Bar bei der I./JG 77 The Real Story of Hptm. Bar's Lion Emblem, I./JG 77 é Aufklarer / Reconnaissance Aircraft Me-262A-1a/U3, 2./NAGr. 6, 1945 é Personliche Embleme / Personal Emblems "Lili Marleen" geht auf Reisen (Ju 52) "Lili Marleen" Goes on the Road é Maschine im Focus / Aircraft in Focus Die II./StG. 2 im Einsatz vor Stalingrad im Spatsommer 1942 Embleme und Markierungspraktiken an den Stukas der "Bamberger-Reiter"-Gruppe é II./StG. 2 in Action at Stalingrad in Late Summer 1942 Emblems and Marking Practices of the Stukas of the Bamberger-Reiter Gruppe é Dokumente / Documents Nachturlaubskarte Overnight Pass é Schicksale / Fates Woruber meist geschwiegen wird . . . Das Jagdfliegerschicksal von Eichenlaubtrager Hptm. Fritz Geishardt é Something usually kept quiet The Fate of Fighter Pilot and Holder of the Oak Leaves Hptm. Fritz Geishardt é Ungewohnliches / Unusual Treffen fernab der Heimat Reunion far from Home é Unbekannte Embleme / Unknown Emblems Die Eulen-Staffel - 2.(H)/13 - und ihr Emblem The Owl Staffel 2.(H)/13 and Its Emblem é Wasserflugzeuge / Seaplanes Norwegen, gefahrliches Terrain fur Seeflieger Norway, Dangerous Terrain for Seaplanes

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Luftwaffe im Focus 29 54 pages, 55 photos - thereof 20 in colour, 3 colour profiles, 1 coloured emblems, 1 cloured cocument, 6 coloured maps, reader's forum - Fighters: When the Fw-190 D-9 Came to the Front - Background: Operations on the Ta 152 by the Geschwaderstab and the III. Gruppe of JG 301 ¯¿½" - Facts and Fiction Fates: Shot Down during a Mission over Silesia The fate of a pilot of 10./JG 77 in March 1945 - Close-Support Aircraft: 10.(Pz)/SG 9 ¯¿½" Anti-Tank Operations until the Final Hour - Reconnaissane Aircraft: Necessity is the Mother of Invention! The Bf-109G-12 in Frontline Service with NAGr. 3 Color Photos: New ¯¿½" Old - Colour Photos of Mistel Aircraft - Scenery: The End of the Lockheed F-5E of the "Circus Rosarius" - Nightfighters: Crash on the Way to the Frontline Unit - Portrait: Oberleutnant Karl-Heinz Wilke, 2./NAGr. 4 - Documents: A Previously Unknown Close-Support Flier with 600 Combat Sorties - Fighters: Rare Photos of 7./JG 3 Taken in April 1945 - Unusual: The Paper Drop Tanks Carried by American Fighters As well as photos of Me 410 of ZG 26 with BK 5 and Fi 156 in Allied Services

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Luftwaffe im Focus Edition No 31. 50 pages, 56 photos - thereof 3 in colour, 6 colour graphics, 4 coloured emblems, 4 coloured documents, 3 coloured maps, reader's forum Aircraft in Focus: An Me 410 of ZG 26 with Wave Mirror Camouflage Unknown Emblems: It Really Did Exist " Luftgaukommando Moskau Scenery: First Photos of the Ju 252 of "Kommando Gotz" (1944) Background: The Operational Flying Clasp and Staffel Markings of III./KG 1 " 1940-1942 Unusual: The Ju 52 for Night Operations! Photos with a Story: The First Fallen of "Kommando Nowotny" Last Photos of Major Walter Nowotny Color Photos: Wave Mirror Camouflage on a He 111 of KG 27 Scenery: Spa Time" Before a Mission over England (KGr. 606) Personal Emblems: Only the "Finest" For the Enemy! (KG 26) Tails: The Tail of Priller's Bf-109, For Once in Its True Colours (JG 26) Reconnaissance Aircraft: What Is That? Unidentified Equipment under the Wing of a Bf 110 As well as additional informations about the articels: "II./StG. 2 in Action at Stalingrad in Late Summer 1942" (LIF 27) and "Kurierstaffel (trop) Afrika " The Unit with many Names" (LIF 30) and photos of Messerschmitt Bf-109and Fw 58.

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Building the Messerchmitt Bf-109. The iconic Messerschmitt Bf-109 was the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force during World War II. The aircraft first saw operational service in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War and was still in service at the dawn of the jet age at the end of the War in 1945. The Bf-109 is the most produced fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 33,984 airframes produced from 1936 up to April 1945. It was also one of the most advanced fighters of the era, including such features as all-metal monocoque construction, a closed canopy, and retractable landing gear, and was powered by a liquid-cooled, inverted-V12 engine. It was conceived as an interceptor, and later models were developed to fulfil multiple tasks, serving as bomber escort, fighter- bomber, day-night all-weather fighter, ground-attack aircraft, and as reconnaissance aircraft. It was supplied to and operated by several countries during World War II and served with a number of air arms for many years after the war. The Bf-109 was flown by the three top-scoring German fighter aces of World War II, who claimed 928 victories among them. The highest scoring fighter ace of all time, Erich Hartmann, flew the Bf-109 and was credited with 352 aerial victories. The aircraft was also flown by Hans-Joachim Marseille, the highest-scoring German ace in the North African Campaign, who achieved 158 aerial victories. It was also flown by several other aces from Germany's allies, notably the Finn Ilmari Juutilainen, the highest scoring non-German ace on the type. This second book in the MA Publications 'Model Aircraft Extra' series brings you a guide to building some of the variants of the Bf-109. In all some 14 build projects are included in a 'how-to' format using kits in popular scales from some of the best model makers around.

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Building the Republic P-47D Thunderbolt. The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Big, powerful, and truly a juggernaut of an aircraft, resulting in its appropriate nickname 'Jug', the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the really great warplanes of its generation. Alongside the superlative North-American P-51 Mustang and the twin-engined Lockheed P-38 Lightning, it was one of the three principal fighter types which the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) successfully operated in the later stages of World War Two. The initial production version was the P-47B, and examples of this type started to reach the USAAF's 56th Fighter Group in June 1942. The first really combat-ready model was the refined and slightly longer P-47C, which entered service later in 1942. Like all front-line P-47 versions it packed a formidable punch of four 0.5in M2 Browning machine guns in each wing, although early models did not carry the wing pylons that became so important later in the Thunderbolt's combat career. The first P-47C examples to reach Britain for the US Eighth Army Air Force did so in December 1942, followed by what became the main combat model of the Thunderbolt, the P-47D, in April 1943. Weighing in at some 15,000lb (6,804kg) fully loaded and powered by the R-2800-59 Double Wasp of 2,000hp, the P-47D was a big, powerful beast. Water injection introduced for some versions of the R-2800 would see even greater power on demand when needed in aerial combat. All of these early Thunderbolts had the 'razorback' high line rear fuselage pioneered with the P-35 and P-43, with a rearwards-sliding heavily framed cockpit canopy. Although the USAAF at first saw the Thunderbolt as a high altitude interceptor, its main initial role very soon became that of daylight bomber escort with the England- based Eighth Air Force, which was in great need of escort fighters for its B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators that were increasingly facing stiff Luftwaffe fighter opposition. he Thunderbolt helped to turn the tide for the US daylight bombing offensive during 1943 and early 1944, with a number of P-47 pilots gaining impressive scores in air-to-air combat against Luftwaffe fighters. Eventually the appearance of the Merlin-engined P-51B Mustang and later versions of the superb Mustang long-range fighter resulted in the Eighth Air Force almost completely re-equipping its fighter groups with the P-51, but the Eighth's 56th Fighter Group continued to fly the Thunderbolt right up to the end of the war in Europe in May 1945. The Eighth Air Force also pioneered the P-47 for air-to-ground operations as a part of its policy of taking the fight to the Luftwaffe, and additional to this the Thunderbolt eventually equipped several fighter groups specifically for fighter-bomber operations within the tactical England-based US Ninth Air Force. The P-47 proved to be a formidable fighter-bomber due to its impressive eight-gun armament, bomb load and ability to survive enemy fire. The underwing pylons that proved so useful for long-range fuel tanks were equally at home carrying a 500lb (227kg) bomb (one under each wing), and the Ninth Air Force in particular used this capability to devastating effect against German tactical targets before and after D-Day. 'Razorback' Thunderbolts additionally equipped USAAF units in Italy, the Pacific (including exceptional use by the Fifth Air Force), and the China-Burma-India theatre (CBI). Continuing development of the P-47 design led to the adoption later in P-47D manufacture of a cut- down rear fuselage spine and all-round vision 'bubbletop' canopy. This resulted in a further series of later Thunderbolt versions with even greater range and capabilities, but many 'razorback' P-47s nevertheless continued in service right to the war's end " some pilots in fact preferring the 'razorback' to the later models particularly for their better directional stability. Other important users of the Thunderbolt in World War Two included the Soviet Union, the RAF and the Free French. This seventh book in the highly successful MA Extra Series contains fourteen showcase and step by step model builds and will be a must for any P-47 aficionado!

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Messerschmitt Me-210/Messerschmitt Me-410B-2/U4 colours and markings. Designed in accordance with the 'Zerstorer' (heavy fighter-bomber) concept just prior WWII, the Me 210 was, however, a failure in terms of flying characteristics. Following extensive modifications, its successor, the Me 410 Hornisse (Hornet), was produced in substantial numbers and many variants and saw operational service in Italy and North Africa, and over Germany and Central Europe. The improved Me 210 was also licence-built in Hungary. The publication has 28 pages, including a total of 49 overall and detailed photographs, 12 pages with colour camouflage schemes and their description. Text in English. A comprehensive decal sheet is added for modellers' convenience. Following aircraft are depicted on each decal sheet: Luftwaffe (7x), Royal Hungarian Air Force (1x), Royal Air Force (2x), Soviet Air Force (1x) and Imperial Japanese Army Air Force (1x).

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Luftwaffe Airfield Equipment

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AA-13 - The Heinkel Heinkel He-162 - A Detailed Guide To The Luftwaffe's Volksjager by Richard A. Franks Airframe Album No 13 is our thirteenth title in the Airframe Album series will be an essential companion for anyone tackling the Revell (1/32nd), Tamiya (1/48th), Dragon and even the Frog kits in 1/72nd scale. Contents include all the elements listed plus: - A wealth of historical photographs and detail images of the world's preserved Heinkel He-162s - Period detail images during production and service use - Isometric views by Wojciech Sankowski of all prototype, production and projected airframes - Colour profiles and by Richard J. Caruana - At least 84 pages in total - Lists of all Heinkel He-162, accessories and decals produced in all scales - Kit build of the Tamiya 1/48th Heinkel He-162A-2 by Steve Evans

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AA-20 The Heinkel He-177 Greif-A Detailed Guide To The Luftwaffe's Troubled Strategic Bomber by Richard A. Franks This is our biggest Airframe Album to date-at 192+ pages. Our twentieth title in the Airframe Album series will be an essential reference for any Luftwaffe enthusiast and anyone tackling the Revell or other kits in 1/72nd and 1/48th scale. The Heinkel He 177 Greif contains: - A wealth of historical and walkaround photographs and detail images of the type including data from flight manuals and spare parts catalogues - Period detail images & diagrams during production and service use - Isometric views by Wojciech Sankowski of all prototype, production and test airframes - Concise camouflage and marking notes - Colour profiles and stencil diagram by Richard J. Caruana - Detailed build of the Revell 1/72nd He 177A-5 by Libor Jekl - Lists of all He 177 kits, accessories, decals & masks produced in all scales - Front cover artwork by Arkadiusz Wrobel - At least 192 pages plus cover ISBN: 978-1-912932-38-2. RRP: £25.95 per copy Publication late February 2024

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AM-05 The Messerschmitt Bf-109 (Early versions Valiant Wings Publishing's next title in the ever-popular Airframe & Miniature series will be an updated, revised and expanded second edition of The Messerschmitt Bf-109 (Early versions V1 to E-9 including T-series) " A Complete Guide To The Luftwaffe's Famous Fighter by Richard A. Franks. This fifth book in our much-acclaimed series has been out of print for a while now. With new early Bf-109 kits now available in all scales, plus a mass of associated accessories and decals, it seemed right to make this book available once again. It will contain: 40+ pages of technical information 20+ pages of walk-around images and technical diagrams 5+ pages of camouflage and markings 25+ pages of model builds and modelling information 200+ photographs including wartime images Colour side views and four-views by Richard J. Caruana 3D isometric views of all variants by Jacek Jackiewicz with additions by Juraj Jankovic Full assessments of all the new kit releases since the title's first release in 2014 along with all the existing ones already included in the first edition The extensive build section will be updated with exclusively commissioned builds of the newly-tooled E-series from Wingsy in 1/48th scale by Steve A. Evans as well as the Special Hobby 1/72nd series by Libor Jekl Updated kit, accessory, decal & book appendices Specially commissioned front cover artwork by Jerry Boucher At least 240 pages A real bonus for the modeller will be two sets of fold-out 1/48th scale plans

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AM-17 The Messerschmitt Bf-110 - A Complete Guide To The Luftwaffe's Famous Zerstorer Valiant Wings Publishing is pleased to announce that our next title in the well-established Airframe & Miniature series will be The Messerschmitt Bf-110 - A Complete Guide To The Luftwaffe's Famous Zerstorer by Richard A Franks. The Bf-110 has become very popular aircraft modelling subject in recent years and our latest book will go some way towards unpicking the bewildering choices of variants and schemes that apply to the type. This seventeenth book in our much-acclaimed series will contain 256 pages packed with vital information that no active modeller and Luftwaffe enthusiast should be without. It will contain: 60+ pages of technical information 60+ pages of walk-around images and technical diagrams 8+ pages of camouflage and markings 25+ pages of model builds and modelling information 200+ photographs including wartime images Colour side views and four-views by Richard J. Caruana 3D isometric views of all variants by Wojciech Sankowski and Juraj Jankovic Specially commissioned extensive full kit builds by Libor Jekl & Steve A. Evans Specially commissioned front cover artwork by Jerry Boucher Bonus set of 1/48 scale plans The Messerschmitt Bf-110 - A Complete Guide To The Luftwaffe's Famous Zerstorer by Richard A Franks

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Hawker Fury and Nimrod Author: William Harrison The first RAF front line fighter to achieve more than 200 mph was the Hawker Fury, and its naval counterpart the Hawker Nimrod. These two attractive fighters came from the design office of the late Sydney Camm, Hawker's chief designer. The Fury started life as a private venture known as the Hornet but when this machine exceeded expectations the name was changed to Fury. Although only ordered in small numbers owing to financial constraints during the Great Depression production eventually exceeded 260 machines with orders from the RAF, Royal Navy, Persia (now Iran), Portugal, Spain, Yugoslavia and more than 30 supplied (ex-RAF) to the South African Air Force. The Fury entered service with No.43 Squadron who accepted 16 during May 1930 and stayed in front line service until January 1939 when it was replaced by the Gloster Gladiator, although quite a few remained in the training role until mid-1941. The Furies were used in combat during WWII by Yugoslavia where they were quickly despatched by the more modern fighters of the Luftwaffe. South Africa used Furies in the East African war until 1941 and the three supplied to Spain were in action, one of them serving on both sides! The Nimrod, while bearing a distinct resemblance to the Fury, flew early in 1930. Changes for the RN included longer exhaust pipes extending down both sides of the fuselage as far as the pilot's cockpit; an oil cooler fitted beneath the engine bay and at a later date arrester gear was fitted for carrier use. Later series Nimrods featured a larger tail surface to improve inverted spinning characteristics when fitted with floats. Deliveries of Nimrods started in September 1933 and they remained in use until May 1939. Only a small number of Nimrods found their way abroad, two went to Denmark to act as pattern aircraft for licensed production, one was shipped to Japan and one to Portugal. Although one Fury managed to survive in the scrapyard of a London dealer it fell to John Isaacs, a draughtsman from Vickers Armstrong, to design and build both a 1/7th scale Fury and Spitfire, both of which continue to be built by members of the Light Aircraft Association, nee the Popular Flying Association. This book is written by William Harrison and is superbly illustrated by Richard J.Caruana.

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