Review of Messerschmitt Bf-109G
Walk Around 25043
Author: Hans-heiri Stapfer
Squadron Signal Publications
ISBN: 978-0-89747-503-7
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $18.95
Squadron Signals Publications is an on-web hobby shop and book publisher located in Carrollton, Texas.
ISBN: 978-0-89747-503-7
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $18.95
Squadron Signals Publications is an on-web hobby shop and book publisher located in Carrollton, Texas.
This book is soft-cover of 80 pages in 11 1/4" x 8 1/2" page format. Color art in the book is by Don Greer. Copyright date is 2014.
The front cover has a color illustration of a Bf-109G-2 "White 1" of an unknown unit undergoing maintenance at an Eastern Front airfield.
The back cover has another color illustration of a Rotte (pair) of early production Bf-109G-6's of I/JG 52 flying patrol over the Eastern Front.
Both these illustrations are by Don Greer.
Page 1 has a full-page color photo of a Bf-109G in Finish Air Force markings.
There are 58 black and white wartime photos in the book, 5 black and white line drawings of different marks of the Bf-109G, 128 color walk-around type photos of G's in museums, 6 black and white photos of engines, 1 illustration of the nose mounted machine guns, 10 black and white photos of cockpit interiors, a 5-view line drawing of a G-6 version with specifications.
In the back of the book there is 12 color profiles. 9 are in German markings and 1 each are in Bulgarian, Hungarian and Italian markings.
The last page of the book has a full-page wartime color photo of a G-6 in Italian markings.
This is one neat book on the Bf-109G and is highly recommended.
The front cover has a color illustration of a Bf-109G-2 "White 1" of an unknown unit undergoing maintenance at an Eastern Front airfield.
The back cover has another color illustration of a Rotte (pair) of early production Bf-109G-6's of I/JG 52 flying patrol over the Eastern Front.
Both these illustrations are by Don Greer.
Page 1 has a full-page color photo of a Bf-109G in Finish Air Force markings.
There are 58 black and white wartime photos in the book, 5 black and white line drawings of different marks of the Bf-109G, 128 color walk-around type photos of G's in museums, 6 black and white photos of engines, 1 illustration of the nose mounted machine guns, 10 black and white photos of cockpit interiors, a 5-view line drawing of a G-6 version with specifications.
In the back of the book there is 12 color profiles. 9 are in German markings and 1 each are in Bulgarian, Hungarian and Italian markings.
The last page of the book has a full-page wartime color photo of a G-6 in Italian markings.
This is one neat book on the Bf-109G and is highly recommended.
I purchased my book for 40% off price at the local hobby shop that went out of business on June 25th. It is the ONLY hobby shop in town and I will sorely miss it for getting kits and supplies