Book Review of
Dornier the Yugoslav Saga 1926-2007
Authors: Djordje Nikolic & Aleksandar Ognjevic
Kagero Books
ISBN: 8788366573618
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2021
MSRP: $46.95
ISBN: 8788366573618
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2021
MSRP: $46.95
THE BOOK:
Kagero is based in Lublin, Poland.
This book is soft-bound in 336 pages (1 is bank) in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” page format. It comes in a self-sealing clear cello envelope.
It contains 508 black and white photos and 41 color ones.
There are 56 chapters about 6 different Dornier aircraft.
They are: The Dorier Do-D, the Wal, the Do-y, the Do-22, the Do-17 and the Do-28D.
The cover art shows 2 black and white photos. The one at the top is of a Dornier Do-17. Below it is a Dornier Wal .
The book begins with ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, INTRODUCTION, and Dornier combat history.
There are 2 large single-sheet line-drawing plans. Both in 19” x 26 ½” format, printed on both sides. Folded 3 times to fit the book. Drawings all to 1/72nd scale.
Side marked as letter A shows a 3 view of a Do. Wal/j and a Wal/Y.
Side letter B shows a 3-view of a Do-Y and a Do-17Ka-2.
Side letter C on the second sheet shows two 3-views of the Do-17Ka-3.
Side letter D again shows a 3-view of the Do-17Ka-3 and a 3-view of the Dornier Do-22.
Later in the book there are more 1/72nd scale and some 1/144th scale line drawing views of these same aircraft.
Black and white photos include ones inside factories, engineers, pilots, spectators, dashboards, some advertising posters, etc.
There are 2 data lists.
The color profiles show:
A Do-D in overall light-grey with (reading from top on down) a blue, white and red horizontal stripe on the rudder flap. A large black no. 201 on the fuselage sides and the pontoons are overall black.
A Do-D in the same scheme as no. 201, with black no. 210 on its sides.
A Do-D in same scheme as no. 201 & 210. No fuselage no. shown.
A Do-D in same scheme as previous 3, with black no. 222 on its sides.
A 2-view of a Wal/B in overall light-grey with the blue, white and red bars on the rudder flap, black hull bottom and medium-grey no. 200 on its sides.
A Wal/J in same scheme as no. 200, with a red no. 256 on its sides and a tan triangle outlined in red with a red 6 on it.
A Wal/B with a different engine on it. In same scheme as no. 256, with a red no. 257 on its sides.
A 3-view of a Wal/H in same scheme as the other Wals. With a red no. 260 on hull sides. A view of the top of the wings shows a medium-green
squiggle pattern camouflage. A Yugoslavian Air Force roundel on the upper and lower wings. Lower-wings are light-grey like the rest of the aircraft.
A Do-V in overall pale-grey with black no. 232 on its sides.
A Do-V also overall pale-grey with blue, white, red bars on the rudder flap and a small black Do-Y over 232 on rudder. No fuselage no. shown. May be same aircraft as the previous one remarked ?
A Do-V in overall grey-green, with the blue, white and red bars on the rudder flap and a small T and H joined together on rudder sides. A white no. 173 on fuselage sides.
A Do-Y in same scheme as no. 173, with Do-Y over 233 in small black letters on the white rudder flap bar, No number on fuselage sides.
A Do-Y in a camouflage pattern of ochre-yellow, dark-green and dark-brown. No fuselage number, Rudder flap has the blue, white & red bars are narrow.
A Do-22KJ in overall pale-grey, with the blue, white, red rudder flap bands and black no. 302 fuselage number.
A Do-22KJ in overall-pale-grey and dark-green wave pattern camouflage. Blue, white red bars in small square on the rudder and a black 306 on the fuselage sides.
A Do-22KJ in the same camouflage as no. 306, with black no. 307 fuselage number.
A Do-22KJ in the same camouflage as the numbers numbers 306 and 307 with black fuselage no. 309.
A Do-17Ka-1 in okra –yellow and dark-green camouflage on its spine, over pale-grey sides and bottom. The blue, white and red on rudder flap done in narrow bars.
A Do-17Ka-2 in the same scheme as the Do-17 KJ. With just the blue, white and red bars on the rudder flap.
A Do-17Ka-3 in same scheme as the previous Do-17Ks. Blue, white, red bars done narrow on the rudder flap.
A Do-17Ka-3 in overall light-grey.
A Do-17K fuselage shown on a workbench.
A Do-28 in overall white, with blue and red stripes down the length of the fuselage, black anti-glare panel, Black 501 on fuselage sides Rudder has a red tip and a small no. 70501 in red on it and a black leading edge.
A Do-28 in same-scheme as as 501, with 7l0502 on the rudder in red.
A Do-28 in the same scheme as 501 and 502. It is also numbered as 70502, but has a black circle with a white cross on it twice on the fuselage side.
The last 4 pages show 2 black and white photos of a Sukhoi Su-2 and the APPENDICES.
This is a neat book about Dornier aircrafts. It will be of great interest to modelers planning on building one of these aircrafts and to aviation historians alike.
I wish to sincerely thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample. Casemate is the North American distributor of Kagero books and all Kagero titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
Kagero is based in Lublin, Poland.
This book is soft-bound in 336 pages (1 is bank) in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” page format. It comes in a self-sealing clear cello envelope.
It contains 508 black and white photos and 41 color ones.
There are 56 chapters about 6 different Dornier aircraft.
They are: The Dorier Do-D, the Wal, the Do-y, the Do-22, the Do-17 and the Do-28D.
The cover art shows 2 black and white photos. The one at the top is of a Dornier Do-17. Below it is a Dornier Wal .
The book begins with ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, INTRODUCTION, and Dornier combat history.
There are 2 large single-sheet line-drawing plans. Both in 19” x 26 ½” format, printed on both sides. Folded 3 times to fit the book. Drawings all to 1/72nd scale.
Side marked as letter A shows a 3 view of a Do. Wal/j and a Wal/Y.
Side letter B shows a 3-view of a Do-Y and a Do-17Ka-2.
Side letter C on the second sheet shows two 3-views of the Do-17Ka-3.
Side letter D again shows a 3-view of the Do-17Ka-3 and a 3-view of the Dornier Do-22.
Later in the book there are more 1/72nd scale and some 1/144th scale line drawing views of these same aircraft.
Black and white photos include ones inside factories, engineers, pilots, spectators, dashboards, some advertising posters, etc.
There are 2 data lists.
The color profiles show:
A Do-D in overall light-grey with (reading from top on down) a blue, white and red horizontal stripe on the rudder flap. A large black no. 201 on the fuselage sides and the pontoons are overall black.
A Do-D in the same scheme as no. 201, with black no. 210 on its sides.
A Do-D in same scheme as no. 201 & 210. No fuselage no. shown.
A Do-D in same scheme as previous 3, with black no. 222 on its sides.
A 2-view of a Wal/B in overall light-grey with the blue, white and red bars on the rudder flap, black hull bottom and medium-grey no. 200 on its sides.
A Wal/J in same scheme as no. 200, with a red no. 256 on its sides and a tan triangle outlined in red with a red 6 on it.
A Wal/B with a different engine on it. In same scheme as no. 256, with a red no. 257 on its sides.
A 3-view of a Wal/H in same scheme as the other Wals. With a red no. 260 on hull sides. A view of the top of the wings shows a medium-green
squiggle pattern camouflage. A Yugoslavian Air Force roundel on the upper and lower wings. Lower-wings are light-grey like the rest of the aircraft.
A Do-V in overall pale-grey with black no. 232 on its sides.
A Do-V also overall pale-grey with blue, white, red bars on the rudder flap and a small black Do-Y over 232 on rudder. No fuselage no. shown. May be same aircraft as the previous one remarked ?
A Do-V in overall grey-green, with the blue, white and red bars on the rudder flap and a small T and H joined together on rudder sides. A white no. 173 on fuselage sides.
A Do-Y in same scheme as no. 173, with Do-Y over 233 in small black letters on the white rudder flap bar, No number on fuselage sides.
A Do-Y in a camouflage pattern of ochre-yellow, dark-green and dark-brown. No fuselage number, Rudder flap has the blue, white & red bars are narrow.
A Do-22KJ in overall pale-grey, with the blue, white, red rudder flap bands and black no. 302 fuselage number.
A Do-22KJ in overall-pale-grey and dark-green wave pattern camouflage. Blue, white red bars in small square on the rudder and a black 306 on the fuselage sides.
A Do-22KJ in the same camouflage as no. 306, with black no. 307 fuselage number.
A Do-22KJ in the same camouflage as the numbers numbers 306 and 307 with black fuselage no. 309.
A Do-17Ka-1 in okra –yellow and dark-green camouflage on its spine, over pale-grey sides and bottom. The blue, white and red on rudder flap done in narrow bars.
A Do-17Ka-2 in the same scheme as the Do-17 KJ. With just the blue, white and red bars on the rudder flap.
A Do-17Ka-3 in same scheme as the previous Do-17Ks. Blue, white, red bars done narrow on the rudder flap.
A Do-17Ka-3 in overall light-grey.
A Do-17K fuselage shown on a workbench.
A Do-28 in overall white, with blue and red stripes down the length of the fuselage, black anti-glare panel, Black 501 on fuselage sides Rudder has a red tip and a small no. 70501 in red on it and a black leading edge.
A Do-28 in same-scheme as as 501, with 7l0502 on the rudder in red.
A Do-28 in the same scheme as 501 and 502. It is also numbered as 70502, but has a black circle with a white cross on it twice on the fuselage side.
The last 4 pages show 2 black and white photos of a Sukhoi Su-2 and the APPENDICES.
This is a neat book about Dornier aircrafts. It will be of great interest to modelers planning on building one of these aircrafts and to aviation historians alike.
I wish to sincerely thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample. Casemate is the North American distributor of Kagero books and all Kagero titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
Highly recommended.