Book Review of Flight Craft Boeing B-17
Author: Ben Skipper
Pen & Sword Military Books
ISBN: 978-1-3990-8646-2
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2022
MSRP: $26.95
ISBN: 978-1-3990-8646-2
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2022
MSRP: $26.95
THE BOOK:
Pen & Sword Books is located in the UK.
This book is of soft-cover in 96 pages in 8 ¼”x 11 ¾” page format.
The cover art shows a color photo of 2 B-17’s in flight.
The one in the foreground is overall bare metal, with a red rudder. It has a black triangle with a white letter U on it, high on the rudder sides, over a diagonal, wide navy-blue bar and black serial no. 483514 over a black letter F, outlined in white.
It has U.S. Air Force stars with bars on the fuselage sides, above the left wing and below the right wing. The black triangle with white letter U on it is above the right wing. There are dark grey bars atop the wings. Wings have black leading edges and white wing flaps. The flaps on the elevators are also white. There are 35 bombing mission score marks on the side of the nose, over an illustration of a gal in a blue bathing suit and the name “Sentimental Journey”.
The B-17 in the background is overall olive-drab. It has U.S. stars, without the bars in the same locations as the B-17 in the foreground. Fuselage code is yellow A roundel DF. Serial no. on the sides of the rudder is yellow 124485.
At the bottom of the cover there is a color side-view illustration of a British B-17E. It is has a spine that is camouflaged with wide swaths of black and red, over white sides and undercarriage. It has a fuselage code of a large-letter S in black, followed by the British Air force roundel and small black serial no. FK186. It has a red, white and blue rudder flash.
It was with the 220th Squadron, 15th (General Reconnaissance Group), RAF Coastal Command.
This side-view is repeated again within the book, in the profiles section.
The back cover shows 2 color photos.
The one at the top is the Airfix brand 1/72nd Scale B-17G that was modeled by Geoff Coughlin. It is overall bare metal, with a red rudder, that has a large white letter A on it. It has an illustration of a sitting gal that is wearing a black bathing suit, named “Mah Ideal”, along with 45 black bombing-mission score-hashes on the sides of the nose.
The second color photo down shows the top of one wing of a Airfix 1/72nd scale Portuguese SB-17G. It is bare-metal with a white cowling.
The large color photo at the bottom is a Revell/Monogram 1/48th scale B-17G named “2nd Patches”. It is olive-drab, over a medium-grey undercarriage. It has shark-mouth under it’s nose.
Counting both covers included, the book shows 76 color photos and 107 black and white ones.
The first page of the book shows a black and white photo of the 10 man crew of the B-17G “Memphis Belle”. This aircraft is shown built in the modeling section of the book and I will describe it more there.
The second page of the book shows the nose art for “Sentimental Journey”. Already described above.
Pen & Sword Books is located in the UK.
This book is of soft-cover in 96 pages in 8 ¼”x 11 ¾” page format.
The cover art shows a color photo of 2 B-17’s in flight.
The one in the foreground is overall bare metal, with a red rudder. It has a black triangle with a white letter U on it, high on the rudder sides, over a diagonal, wide navy-blue bar and black serial no. 483514 over a black letter F, outlined in white.
It has U.S. Air Force stars with bars on the fuselage sides, above the left wing and below the right wing. The black triangle with white letter U on it is above the right wing. There are dark grey bars atop the wings. Wings have black leading edges and white wing flaps. The flaps on the elevators are also white. There are 35 bombing mission score marks on the side of the nose, over an illustration of a gal in a blue bathing suit and the name “Sentimental Journey”.
The B-17 in the background is overall olive-drab. It has U.S. stars, without the bars in the same locations as the B-17 in the foreground. Fuselage code is yellow A roundel DF. Serial no. on the sides of the rudder is yellow 124485.
At the bottom of the cover there is a color side-view illustration of a British B-17E. It is has a spine that is camouflaged with wide swaths of black and red, over white sides and undercarriage. It has a fuselage code of a large-letter S in black, followed by the British Air force roundel and small black serial no. FK186. It has a red, white and blue rudder flash.
It was with the 220th Squadron, 15th (General Reconnaissance Group), RAF Coastal Command.
This side-view is repeated again within the book, in the profiles section.
The back cover shows 2 color photos.
The one at the top is the Airfix brand 1/72nd Scale B-17G that was modeled by Geoff Coughlin. It is overall bare metal, with a red rudder, that has a large white letter A on it. It has an illustration of a sitting gal that is wearing a black bathing suit, named “Mah Ideal”, along with 45 black bombing-mission score-hashes on the sides of the nose.
The second color photo down shows the top of one wing of a Airfix 1/72nd scale Portuguese SB-17G. It is bare-metal with a white cowling.
The large color photo at the bottom is a Revell/Monogram 1/48th scale B-17G named “2nd Patches”. It is olive-drab, over a medium-grey undercarriage. It has shark-mouth under it’s nose.
Counting both covers included, the book shows 76 color photos and 107 black and white ones.
The first page of the book shows a black and white photo of the 10 man crew of the B-17G “Memphis Belle”. This aircraft is shown built in the modeling section of the book and I will describe it more there.
The second page of the book shows the nose art for “Sentimental Journey”. Already described above.
BOOK CONTENTS:
The book is in 6 chapters:
1. Introduction
2. Design & development
3. In service & in action
4. B-17 variants
5. Modeling the B-17
6. Showcase models
The book begins with a photo of a FB-2b biplane bomber, a Vickers Vimy, a Spad XVI biplane fighter, a Martin MBS biplane bomber that is dropping a white phosphorus bomb on the former U.S.S. Alabama in Chesapeake Bay on 23 September 1921, a Boeing P-26A that was with the 95th Pursuit Sqdn. at Duxford Cambridgeshire, England, a Model 247, a YB-9A in flight with a P-26, a YB-9, a Model 924 in flight, 5 photos of a 299 with 5 walk around shots of its interior.
A a color photo of its Pratt & Whitney engine and 2 of one crashed and burning, a Douglas DB-1 (later called a B-18), a Douglas B-18A, 4 photos of a YB-17A with a further 3 shots of its interior and 2 shots of its crewmembers.
10 photos of a B-17 with 2 shots of its tail gun and one of its belly turret, a British Fortress III and crew, a Norden M1 bomb-sight, a B-17C named “Swoose Moose”, 2 photos of British Fortress IIA, a B-17 named “Shock Bunny”, a mechanic inspecting a B-17’s bomb-bay in Africa, a large experimental nose gun, a diagram showing increase armor and armament on a YB-40, modifications of the b-17.
Two photos of a YB-38, 3 photos of a XB-38, an XB-35, a C-108 VIP transport, 2 photos of a BQ-17, a BQ-17 named “Green Banana” and its crew, 2 photos of meteorological equipment aboard a YB-17, 2 photos of a FEB-17 with a nose-mounted engine, a H2X radar operator’s station on a B-17, a U.S. Navy PB-1 and PB4W, a RAF Fortress III, a B-17 named “Fuddy Duddy”.
“Memphis Belle” and her 10 man crew, B-17G named “Sentimental Journey”, a B-17G, an early B-17, 2 photos of a B-17F, 2 photos of a SB-17G, lone named “Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby”, a photo of 4 female pilots, 3 photos of a B-17D. a photo of a line-up of B-17Es in a factory, 3 photos of a B-17E, one with nickname “Dixie Demo”, 2 photos of a Sperry belly turret, a photo of a B-17E upper turret, a photo of a B-17E nicknamed “Yankee Doodle”, a photo of Boeing workers casting lead, 2 photos of a B-17F, 3 photos of Wright R-1890-97 engines, 5 walk-around type photos of a B-17G, one named “Miss Liberty Belle” and one photo of its radio compartment.
The book is in 6 chapters:
1. Introduction
2. Design & development
3. In service & in action
4. B-17 variants
5. Modeling the B-17
6. Showcase models
The book begins with a photo of a FB-2b biplane bomber, a Vickers Vimy, a Spad XVI biplane fighter, a Martin MBS biplane bomber that is dropping a white phosphorus bomb on the former U.S.S. Alabama in Chesapeake Bay on 23 September 1921, a Boeing P-26A that was with the 95th Pursuit Sqdn. at Duxford Cambridgeshire, England, a Model 247, a YB-9A in flight with a P-26, a YB-9, a Model 924 in flight, 5 photos of a 299 with 5 walk around shots of its interior.
A a color photo of its Pratt & Whitney engine and 2 of one crashed and burning, a Douglas DB-1 (later called a B-18), a Douglas B-18A, 4 photos of a YB-17A with a further 3 shots of its interior and 2 shots of its crewmembers.
10 photos of a B-17 with 2 shots of its tail gun and one of its belly turret, a British Fortress III and crew, a Norden M1 bomb-sight, a B-17C named “Swoose Moose”, 2 photos of British Fortress IIA, a B-17 named “Shock Bunny”, a mechanic inspecting a B-17’s bomb-bay in Africa, a large experimental nose gun, a diagram showing increase armor and armament on a YB-40, modifications of the b-17.
Two photos of a YB-38, 3 photos of a XB-38, an XB-35, a C-108 VIP transport, 2 photos of a BQ-17, a BQ-17 named “Green Banana” and its crew, 2 photos of meteorological equipment aboard a YB-17, 2 photos of a FEB-17 with a nose-mounted engine, a H2X radar operator’s station on a B-17, a U.S. Navy PB-1 and PB4W, a RAF Fortress III, a B-17 named “Fuddy Duddy”.
“Memphis Belle” and her 10 man crew, B-17G named “Sentimental Journey”, a B-17G, an early B-17, 2 photos of a B-17F, 2 photos of a SB-17G, lone named “Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby”, a photo of 4 female pilots, 3 photos of a B-17D. a photo of a line-up of B-17Es in a factory, 3 photos of a B-17E, one with nickname “Dixie Demo”, 2 photos of a Sperry belly turret, a photo of a B-17E upper turret, a photo of a B-17E nicknamed “Yankee Doodle”, a photo of Boeing workers casting lead, 2 photos of a B-17F, 3 photos of Wright R-1890-97 engines, 5 walk-around type photos of a B-17G, one named “Miss Liberty Belle” and one photo of its radio compartment.
THE COLOR SIDE PROFILE SECTION:
A B-17C with the 90th Sqdn. RAF Bomber Command. It is olive-drab, over a light-grey undercarriage. It carries a white fuselage code of K roundel WP and has a red, white and blue vertical rudder flash.
1. A B-17D, nicknamed “The Swoose”, with the 14th Bomber Sqdn., it is overall bare metal with horizontal red and white bars across the rudder flap and an illustration of a brown bird with a long white neck, that is carrying a bomb on the side of the fuselage, just in front of the gun position.
2. A B-17E with the Brazilian Air Force. It is overall bare metal,with a black anti-glare panel in front of the windshield, a wide yellow band around the center of the fuselage, outlined in black and narrower yellow band around the fuselage just in front of the rudder. The rudder flap has a vertical red and yellow stripe on it.There is a small yellow rectangle that is outlined in black and has black SAR on it, over black serial no. B17 5406.
3. A B-17E that was captured by the Japanese. It Is olive-drab over a light-grey undercarriage. A large Japanese A.F. roundel on the sides of the fuselage, a yellow fuselage band, a white bird illustration on the rudder.
4. A B-17E in an overall red and white horizontal stripe pattern, with white fuselage code U star with no bars FR, white triangle outlined in black with black K on it high on the rudder sides, over yellow 19100 over yellow U. It was with the 525th Bomb Sqdn. 379th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force.
5. A B-17E nick-named “Bataan”, with star and bars on fuselage sides, black leading edge to the rudder and black serial no. 12593 on the rudder. This was the personal aircraft of Gen. Douglas MacArthur.It was also known as a XC-108.
A B-17C with the 90th Sqdn. RAF Bomber Command. It is olive-drab, over a light-grey undercarriage. It carries a white fuselage code of K roundel WP and has a red, white and blue vertical rudder flash.
1. A B-17D, nicknamed “The Swoose”, with the 14th Bomber Sqdn., it is overall bare metal with horizontal red and white bars across the rudder flap and an illustration of a brown bird with a long white neck, that is carrying a bomb on the side of the fuselage, just in front of the gun position.
2. A B-17E with the Brazilian Air Force. It is overall bare metal,with a black anti-glare panel in front of the windshield, a wide yellow band around the center of the fuselage, outlined in black and narrower yellow band around the fuselage just in front of the rudder. The rudder flap has a vertical red and yellow stripe on it.There is a small yellow rectangle that is outlined in black and has black SAR on it, over black serial no. B17 5406.
3. A B-17E that was captured by the Japanese. It Is olive-drab over a light-grey undercarriage. A large Japanese A.F. roundel on the sides of the fuselage, a yellow fuselage band, a white bird illustration on the rudder.
4. A B-17E in an overall red and white horizontal stripe pattern, with white fuselage code U star with no bars FR, white triangle outlined in black with black K on it high on the rudder sides, over yellow 19100 over yellow U. It was with the 525th Bomb Sqdn. 379th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force.
5. A B-17E nick-named “Bataan”, with star and bars on fuselage sides, black leading edge to the rudder and black serial no. 12593 on the rudder. This was the personal aircraft of Gen. Douglas MacArthur.It was also known as a XC-108.
6. A B-17E nicknamed “The Skipper”, was with the 98th Bomb Sqdn.,was initially assigned to the 431st Bomb Sqdn., 11th Bomb Group at Hickam Field, Hawaii. It is in a wide wave-pattern of brown olive-drab, over a medium-grey undercarriage. It has U.S. Air Force roundels without bars in the usual 4 locations and a yellow serial no. 19214 on the sides of the rudder.
7. A B-17F in captured Luftwaffe markings and a KG200 finish that is olive-drab over a yellow undercarriage. It has fuselage code black DL + XC, a black swastika outlined in white high on the rudder sides over yellow serial no. 124585. It was with KG200.
8. A B-17E with RAF Coastal Command, 220th Sqdn., It has a black spine over an overall white sides and undercarriage, a black letter S on the sides of the nose followed by a roundel, followed by a small black serial no. FK186. It has a red, white and blue rectangle on the sides of the rudder.
9. A B-17 Fortress III, with RAF Bomber Command, 214th Sqdn., 100th Group, It is overall olive-drab, with red fuselage code red BU roundel H and a horizontal red, white and blue rudder flash.
10. A B-17F nick-named “Delta Rebel No. 2” with the 323rd Bomb Sqdn., 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. It is olive-drab over a medium-grey undercarriage. It has fuselage code of yellow OR star with bars T and yellow serial no. 25077 on the sides of the rudder.
11. A B-17G nick-named “Second Patches”, with the 346th Bomb Sqdn., 99th Bomb Group.15th Air Force. It is olive-drab over a dark-grey undercarriage, has a medium-grey rudder with a black diamond high on the rudder with a white letter Y on it, over black serial no. 238201 over a black letter I.
12. A B-17F nick-named “Hells Angels”, with the 358th Bomb Sqdn., 303rd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. It is olive-drab over a medium-grey undercarriage. It has a yellow fuselage code of VK star with bars D. There is a large white triangle high on the rudder with black letter C on it, over yellow serial no. 124577 over a yellow letter D.
13. A B-17F nick-named “Fast Woman”, with the 359th Bomb Sqdn., USAAF, it is in a camouflage of two shades of green over a medium-grey undercarriage. It has a yellow fuselage code of yellow BN roundel with no bars U. A yellow serial no. 25177 over yellow U on the rudder
14. A B-17F nick-named “Yankee Doodle”, with 24 yellow bomb mission markings on the side of its nose. With the 347th Bomb Sqdn., USAAF. It has a star with bars in the usual 4 positions. A white outline of a diamond high on the rudder, over yellow serial no. 229473 over white II.
15. A B-1F nick-named “Memphis Belle” with an illustration of a gal in a blue bathing suit, 10 yellow bombing mission marks and a swastika on its nose. It was with the 324th Bomb Squadron USAAF. It is in the same color scheme as no. 14 above. I has a yellow fuselage code DF star with no bars A and yellow serial no. 124485 on the sides of the rudder.
16. A B-17F nick-named “Homesick Angel”, it is olive-drab, over a medium-grey undercarriage, stars with no bars in the usual 4 locations, a large white square with a black letter H on it, high on the rudder, over yellow serial no. 230230 over large letter L. It was with the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, 8th AF.
17. A B-17 Fortress III of the 223rd Special Duties Sqdn., 100th Group, RAF Bomber Command, Oulton, Norfolk. It is in a wide wave pattern camouflage of 2 shades of green on its spine over black sides and undercarriage. It has a RAF roundel on its sides an a vertical red, white and blue rudder flash.
18. A post-war Israeli B-17G. It is in a wide wave-pattern camouflage of dark-green and tan, over a blue undercarriage, with Israeli roundels in the usual locations.
19. A B-17G with nick-name “A Bit of Lace” and 65 bombing mission marks on its nose. It is overall bare metal, with yellow cowlings and wing tips, yellow rudder, bare metal rudder flap, 2 orange fuselage bands, black anti-glare panel in front of the windscreen and the wing and rudder leading edges. It has a large black square with a white letter K on it, high on the rudder sides, over black serial no. 297976 and large letter O. It has stars with no bars in the usual 4 locations. It was with the 709th Bomb Sqdn., 447th Bomb Group, 8th AF.
20. A B-17G that is overall bare metal with 2 wide horizontal black bands around the rudder, stars with bars in the usual 4 locations. Black anti-glare panel in front of the windshield. Large black square with white letter H on it high on the rudder, over black serial no. 48251 and large white letter Z. It was with the 562nd Bomb Sqdn., 388th Bomb Group, 8th AF.
21. A B-17G that is in the same scheme as no. 20 above. It has a large black fuselage code of CC star with bars F, a large black square with white letter J on it, over black serial no. 46954 on the rudder sides. Nick-named “Liquid-8-or” on its nose. With the 569th Bomb Sqdn., 390th Bomb Group, RAF Framlingham, Suffolk.
22. A B-17G that is nicknamed “Little Miss Mischief” and a gal in a bathing suit, with many bombing mission marks on its nose. Its forward end is bare metal. The rear end of the fuselage, the cowlings and wings outer halves are olive-drab. It has stars with bars in the usual 4 locations. A black anti-glare panel in front of the windshield. A red rudder with a large white letter A on it. It was with the 500th Bomb Sqdn., 8th AF, RAF Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire.
23. A B-17G that is overall bare metal, with black anti-glare panel in front of the windscreen and forward edges of the rudder and wings. A large black fuselage code of D Swiss AF square red and white insignia QI. Large black square with white letter C on it, over black serial no. 232073, over large black D. The rudder flap is red with a white Swiss AF cross on it.
7. A B-17F in captured Luftwaffe markings and a KG200 finish that is olive-drab over a yellow undercarriage. It has fuselage code black DL + XC, a black swastika outlined in white high on the rudder sides over yellow serial no. 124585. It was with KG200.
8. A B-17E with RAF Coastal Command, 220th Sqdn., It has a black spine over an overall white sides and undercarriage, a black letter S on the sides of the nose followed by a roundel, followed by a small black serial no. FK186. It has a red, white and blue rectangle on the sides of the rudder.
9. A B-17 Fortress III, with RAF Bomber Command, 214th Sqdn., 100th Group, It is overall olive-drab, with red fuselage code red BU roundel H and a horizontal red, white and blue rudder flash.
10. A B-17F nick-named “Delta Rebel No. 2” with the 323rd Bomb Sqdn., 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. It is olive-drab over a medium-grey undercarriage. It has fuselage code of yellow OR star with bars T and yellow serial no. 25077 on the sides of the rudder.
11. A B-17G nick-named “Second Patches”, with the 346th Bomb Sqdn., 99th Bomb Group.15th Air Force. It is olive-drab over a dark-grey undercarriage, has a medium-grey rudder with a black diamond high on the rudder with a white letter Y on it, over black serial no. 238201 over a black letter I.
12. A B-17F nick-named “Hells Angels”, with the 358th Bomb Sqdn., 303rd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. It is olive-drab over a medium-grey undercarriage. It has a yellow fuselage code of VK star with bars D. There is a large white triangle high on the rudder with black letter C on it, over yellow serial no. 124577 over a yellow letter D.
13. A B-17F nick-named “Fast Woman”, with the 359th Bomb Sqdn., USAAF, it is in a camouflage of two shades of green over a medium-grey undercarriage. It has a yellow fuselage code of yellow BN roundel with no bars U. A yellow serial no. 25177 over yellow U on the rudder
14. A B-17F nick-named “Yankee Doodle”, with 24 yellow bomb mission markings on the side of its nose. With the 347th Bomb Sqdn., USAAF. It has a star with bars in the usual 4 positions. A white outline of a diamond high on the rudder, over yellow serial no. 229473 over white II.
15. A B-1F nick-named “Memphis Belle” with an illustration of a gal in a blue bathing suit, 10 yellow bombing mission marks and a swastika on its nose. It was with the 324th Bomb Squadron USAAF. It is in the same color scheme as no. 14 above. I has a yellow fuselage code DF star with no bars A and yellow serial no. 124485 on the sides of the rudder.
16. A B-17F nick-named “Homesick Angel”, it is olive-drab, over a medium-grey undercarriage, stars with no bars in the usual 4 locations, a large white square with a black letter H on it, high on the rudder, over yellow serial no. 230230 over large letter L. It was with the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, 8th AF.
17. A B-17 Fortress III of the 223rd Special Duties Sqdn., 100th Group, RAF Bomber Command, Oulton, Norfolk. It is in a wide wave pattern camouflage of 2 shades of green on its spine over black sides and undercarriage. It has a RAF roundel on its sides an a vertical red, white and blue rudder flash.
18. A post-war Israeli B-17G. It is in a wide wave-pattern camouflage of dark-green and tan, over a blue undercarriage, with Israeli roundels in the usual locations.
19. A B-17G with nick-name “A Bit of Lace” and 65 bombing mission marks on its nose. It is overall bare metal, with yellow cowlings and wing tips, yellow rudder, bare metal rudder flap, 2 orange fuselage bands, black anti-glare panel in front of the windscreen and the wing and rudder leading edges. It has a large black square with a white letter K on it, high on the rudder sides, over black serial no. 297976 and large letter O. It has stars with no bars in the usual 4 locations. It was with the 709th Bomb Sqdn., 447th Bomb Group, 8th AF.
20. A B-17G that is overall bare metal with 2 wide horizontal black bands around the rudder, stars with bars in the usual 4 locations. Black anti-glare panel in front of the windshield. Large black square with white letter H on it high on the rudder, over black serial no. 48251 and large white letter Z. It was with the 562nd Bomb Sqdn., 388th Bomb Group, 8th AF.
21. A B-17G that is in the same scheme as no. 20 above. It has a large black fuselage code of CC star with bars F, a large black square with white letter J on it, over black serial no. 46954 on the rudder sides. Nick-named “Liquid-8-or” on its nose. With the 569th Bomb Sqdn., 390th Bomb Group, RAF Framlingham, Suffolk.
22. A B-17G that is nicknamed “Little Miss Mischief” and a gal in a bathing suit, with many bombing mission marks on its nose. Its forward end is bare metal. The rear end of the fuselage, the cowlings and wings outer halves are olive-drab. It has stars with bars in the usual 4 locations. A black anti-glare panel in front of the windshield. A red rudder with a large white letter A on it. It was with the 500th Bomb Sqdn., 8th AF, RAF Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire.
23. A B-17G that is overall bare metal, with black anti-glare panel in front of the windscreen and forward edges of the rudder and wings. A large black fuselage code of D Swiss AF square red and white insignia QI. Large black square with white letter C on it, over black serial no. 232073, over large black D. The rudder flap is red with a white Swiss AF cross on it.
The Modeling the Boeing B-17 section shows:
Box arts of MK Models brand B-17G 1/32nd scale, a B-17E/F in 1/32nd scale, a B-17F in 1/48th scale and a B-17G in 1/48th scale and the decal sheet in them.
A Revell brand B-17F box art in 1/48th scale. Seven photos of Academy's B-17G in 1/72nd scale made up as the “Memphis Belle”. Described in the 15th side view description above.
An Airfix brand 1/72nd scale box art and 3 photos of the model made up. Tan resin parts in a Anagrand brand 1/144th scale kit.
The Revell 1/72nd scale B-17G model made up as the “Miss Mischief”.
The box art of the Minicraft brand 1/144th scale B-17.
Eduard brand conversion kits in various scales
The Airfix B-17G in 1/72nd scale, model built by Geoff Coughlin (9 photos) With nickname “Mah Ideal”.
An Airfix B-17G in 1/72nd scale, model built by Daniel Baxter.(7 photos) With nickname “Little Miss Mischief”.
An Airfix B-17G in 1/72nd scale, model built by Manuel Magrinho.(20 photos) in Portuguese AF scheme.
A Revell/Monogram B-17G 1/48th scale, model built by Mike Grant. (17 photos) With nickname “2nd Patches”.
An Academy 1/72nd scale B-17D, model built by Brian Richardson. (27 photos) With nickname “The Swoose”. A replica of the B-17F “Memphis Belle” being assembled at the National Museum of the USAF at Wright Patterson AFB. Ohio, USA. (37 photos)
This book will be of great interest to modelers, who are planning to build a B-17 model and to aviation historians alike.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample. Casemate is the N. American distributor of Pen & Sword Books and all their titles can be viewed on Casemates website at:
Box arts of MK Models brand B-17G 1/32nd scale, a B-17E/F in 1/32nd scale, a B-17F in 1/48th scale and a B-17G in 1/48th scale and the decal sheet in them.
A Revell brand B-17F box art in 1/48th scale. Seven photos of Academy's B-17G in 1/72nd scale made up as the “Memphis Belle”. Described in the 15th side view description above.
An Airfix brand 1/72nd scale box art and 3 photos of the model made up. Tan resin parts in a Anagrand brand 1/144th scale kit.
The Revell 1/72nd scale B-17G model made up as the “Miss Mischief”.
The box art of the Minicraft brand 1/144th scale B-17.
Eduard brand conversion kits in various scales
The Airfix B-17G in 1/72nd scale, model built by Geoff Coughlin (9 photos) With nickname “Mah Ideal”.
An Airfix B-17G in 1/72nd scale, model built by Daniel Baxter.(7 photos) With nickname “Little Miss Mischief”.
An Airfix B-17G in 1/72nd scale, model built by Manuel Magrinho.(20 photos) in Portuguese AF scheme.
A Revell/Monogram B-17G 1/48th scale, model built by Mike Grant. (17 photos) With nickname “2nd Patches”.
An Academy 1/72nd scale B-17D, model built by Brian Richardson. (27 photos) With nickname “The Swoose”. A replica of the B-17F “Memphis Belle” being assembled at the National Museum of the USAF at Wright Patterson AFB. Ohio, USA. (37 photos)
This book will be of great interest to modelers, who are planning to build a B-17 model and to aviation historians alike.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample. Casemate is the N. American distributor of Pen & Sword Books and all their titles can be viewed on Casemates website at:
Very highly recommended.