Review of Finnish Fighter Colours 1939-1945, Vol. 2
MMP Books White (Rainbow) Series No. 9128
Authors: Kari Stenman & Karolina Hotda
ISBN: 978-83-63678-44-9
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $69.00
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $69.00
This second illustrated book completes an in-depth history of the colours and markings of Finish Fighter aircraft deployed during WWII (first volume is reviewed elsewhere here).
Camouflage and markings of the fighters which were obtained from France, the USA, Germany, the UK and the USSR are described in unparalled detail by the well-known Finish aviation expert Kari Stenman.
The book features many previously unpublished photographs, and specially commissioned color profiles. A rarely documented aspect of WWII aviation history, this is essential reading for aviation enthusiasts and scale aero-modelers.
Vol. 1 in this series was published last year in September.
MMP –Mushroom Model Publications is based in the UK. All their books are printed in English by their associate Stratus in Sandomierz. Poland.
Stratus also does their own line of books in Polish and English.
This book is hard-bound of 415 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” page format.
The cover shows a black and white photo of a Curtis Hawk 75 flying along, above a color photo of a Bf-109G in a takeoff roll.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Hawker Hurricane I & IIa
Hawker Hurricane camouflage & markings
Caudron-Renault CR 714
Caudron-Renault CR 714 camouflage & markings
Hawk 75
Hawk 75 camouflage & markings
Messerschmitt Bf-109G
Messerschmitt Bf-109G camouflage & markings
Myrsky
Myrsky camouflage & markings
Polikarpov I-15 bis
Polikarpov I-15 bis camouflage & markings
Polikarpov I-153
Polikarpov I-153 camouflage & markings
Polikarpov I-16
Polikarpov I-16 camouflage & markings
Polikarpov I-16 UTI (twin-seat trainer)
Lavochin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3
Curtiss P40M Warhawk
Appendix 6 Finnish AF units structure
Appendix 7 Finnish aviation ranks
Appendix 8 Airfields in Finland
Appendix 9 Trainer markings
Appendix 10 Aerial victories
Appendix 11 Units and their airplanes
Bibliogaphy
COLOR PROFILES:
Hurricane Mk. I (8 profiles & one 3-view)
Caudron-Renault CR-714 (one profile & one 3-view)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-4 (3 profiles and one 3-view)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-6 (3 profiles)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-1 (1 profile)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-3 (1 profile)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-2 (5 profiles and one 3-view)
Messerschmitt Bf-109G-2 (9 profiles and two 3-views)
Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 (13 profiles and one 3-view)
Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6/R6 (5 profiles)
Myrsky II MY-6 (one profile)
Myrsky II MY-13 (one profile)
Myrsky II MY-16 (one profile and one 3-view)
Polikarpov I-15 bis (2 profiles)
Polikarpov I-153 (6 profiles and one 3-view)
Polikarpov I-16 type 27 (one profile)
Polikarpov I-16 type 6 (one profile and one 3-view)
Polikarpov I-16 UTI (twin-seat trainer) (one profile)
LaGG series 4 (one profile)
LaGG series 35 (one profile)
Curtiss P40M (one profile)
These profiles are done on the same pages as the black and white wartime photos of the actual aircrafts being illustrated. Neat!!
There are 5 wartime color photos in the book and 302 black and white wartime photos, 23 photos of pilots with their war records, 18 data charts and the appendices.
There is a color illustration of a map of Finland showing all the air bases there during the war.
Inserted into the book is a color catalog sheet showing MPM brand aircraft kits that have Finish markings in them:
Kit no. A091 Caudron C714C-1 in 1/32nd scale
Kit no. SH32001 Model 239 “Buffalo” in 1/32nd scale
Kit no. SH32019 Morane-Saulnier MS406C-1 in 1/32nd scale
Kit no. SH32023 H75 “Hawk” in 1/32nd scale
Kit no. SH32044 Fiat G-50 II serie in 1/32nd scale
Kit no. SH48050 Blackburn Roc Mk. I in 1/48th scale
Kit no. SH48073 Fokker D-XXI 4 series with Wasp-Junior engine in 1/48th scale
Kit no. SH48078 Fokker D-XXI 3 series with Mercury engine in 1/48th scale
Kit no. SH48124 Fokker D-XXI duo kit in 1/48th scale
Kit no. 72526 Fokker D-XXI “Hi-tech kit on skis” in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. 72527 DC-2 rebuilt bomber in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. A011 Hanriot 232/2 in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. A075 Morane-Saulnier MS-410C-1 in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. PL010 Hughes H500D helicopter in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. PL011 Hughes H500E helicopter in 1/72nd scale
Kit no SH72067 Heinkel He-59B/D in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. SH72113 Fokker D-XXI 4 series in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. SH72116 Fokker D-XXI 4 series with wing slots in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. SH72137 Folland Gnat F.1 with Finish and Yugoslav markings in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. SH72161 VI Myrsky II in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. SH72281 Vampire FB 52 in 1/72nd scale
This is one neat kit. Highly recommended to aircraft modeler and aviation historians alike.
I want to thank Roger Wallsgrove Editor-in-Chief of MMP books and the folks at Casemate who sent me this book. Casemate is the N.American distributor of MMP books and all the titles can be seen on their web site.
Camouflage and markings of the fighters which were obtained from France, the USA, Germany, the UK and the USSR are described in unparalled detail by the well-known Finish aviation expert Kari Stenman.
The book features many previously unpublished photographs, and specially commissioned color profiles. A rarely documented aspect of WWII aviation history, this is essential reading for aviation enthusiasts and scale aero-modelers.
Vol. 1 in this series was published last year in September.
MMP –Mushroom Model Publications is based in the UK. All their books are printed in English by their associate Stratus in Sandomierz. Poland.
Stratus also does their own line of books in Polish and English.
This book is hard-bound of 415 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” page format.
The cover shows a black and white photo of a Curtis Hawk 75 flying along, above a color photo of a Bf-109G in a takeoff roll.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Hawker Hurricane I & IIa
Hawker Hurricane camouflage & markings
Caudron-Renault CR 714
Caudron-Renault CR 714 camouflage & markings
Hawk 75
Hawk 75 camouflage & markings
Messerschmitt Bf-109G
Messerschmitt Bf-109G camouflage & markings
Myrsky
Myrsky camouflage & markings
Polikarpov I-15 bis
Polikarpov I-15 bis camouflage & markings
Polikarpov I-153
Polikarpov I-153 camouflage & markings
Polikarpov I-16
Polikarpov I-16 camouflage & markings
Polikarpov I-16 UTI (twin-seat trainer)
Lavochin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3
Curtiss P40M Warhawk
Appendix 6 Finnish AF units structure
Appendix 7 Finnish aviation ranks
Appendix 8 Airfields in Finland
Appendix 9 Trainer markings
Appendix 10 Aerial victories
Appendix 11 Units and their airplanes
Bibliogaphy
COLOR PROFILES:
Hurricane Mk. I (8 profiles & one 3-view)
Caudron-Renault CR-714 (one profile & one 3-view)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-4 (3 profiles and one 3-view)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-6 (3 profiles)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-1 (1 profile)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-3 (1 profile)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-2 (5 profiles and one 3-view)
Messerschmitt Bf-109G-2 (9 profiles and two 3-views)
Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 (13 profiles and one 3-view)
Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6/R6 (5 profiles)
Myrsky II MY-6 (one profile)
Myrsky II MY-13 (one profile)
Myrsky II MY-16 (one profile and one 3-view)
Polikarpov I-15 bis (2 profiles)
Polikarpov I-153 (6 profiles and one 3-view)
Polikarpov I-16 type 27 (one profile)
Polikarpov I-16 type 6 (one profile and one 3-view)
Polikarpov I-16 UTI (twin-seat trainer) (one profile)
LaGG series 4 (one profile)
LaGG series 35 (one profile)
Curtiss P40M (one profile)
These profiles are done on the same pages as the black and white wartime photos of the actual aircrafts being illustrated. Neat!!
There are 5 wartime color photos in the book and 302 black and white wartime photos, 23 photos of pilots with their war records, 18 data charts and the appendices.
There is a color illustration of a map of Finland showing all the air bases there during the war.
Inserted into the book is a color catalog sheet showing MPM brand aircraft kits that have Finish markings in them:
Kit no. A091 Caudron C714C-1 in 1/32nd scale
Kit no. SH32001 Model 239 “Buffalo” in 1/32nd scale
Kit no. SH32019 Morane-Saulnier MS406C-1 in 1/32nd scale
Kit no. SH32023 H75 “Hawk” in 1/32nd scale
Kit no. SH32044 Fiat G-50 II serie in 1/32nd scale
Kit no. SH48050 Blackburn Roc Mk. I in 1/48th scale
Kit no. SH48073 Fokker D-XXI 4 series with Wasp-Junior engine in 1/48th scale
Kit no. SH48078 Fokker D-XXI 3 series with Mercury engine in 1/48th scale
Kit no. SH48124 Fokker D-XXI duo kit in 1/48th scale
Kit no. 72526 Fokker D-XXI “Hi-tech kit on skis” in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. 72527 DC-2 rebuilt bomber in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. A011 Hanriot 232/2 in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. A075 Morane-Saulnier MS-410C-1 in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. PL010 Hughes H500D helicopter in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. PL011 Hughes H500E helicopter in 1/72nd scale
Kit no SH72067 Heinkel He-59B/D in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. SH72113 Fokker D-XXI 4 series in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. SH72116 Fokker D-XXI 4 series with wing slots in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. SH72137 Folland Gnat F.1 with Finish and Yugoslav markings in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. SH72161 VI Myrsky II in 1/72nd scale
Kit no. SH72281 Vampire FB 52 in 1/72nd scale
This is one neat kit. Highly recommended to aircraft modeler and aviation historians alike.
I want to thank Roger Wallsgrove Editor-in-Chief of MMP books and the folks at Casemate who sent me this book. Casemate is the N.American distributor of MMP books and all the titles can be seen on their web site.