Book Review of
Pacific Profiles Vol. 2
Japanese Army Bombers, Transports & Miscellaneous Types
New Guinea & the Solomons 1942-1944
Author: Michael John Claringbould
Avonmore Books
ISBN: 978-0-6486659-9-1
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright 2020
MSRP: $ 38.95
ISBN: 978-0-6486659-9-1
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright 2020
MSRP: $ 38.95
THE BOOK:
Avonmore Books is located in South Australia.
This book is soft-cover of 112 pages in 7” x 9 ¾” page format
The cover art shows 5 color side profile illustrations that are repeated again inside the book.
The top side-profile is of a Mitsubishi Ki-36-II of the No. 1 Chutai, 10th Sentai, captured at Hollandia in April 1944.
The second one down is a Ki-49 Donryu “Helen” with the No. 3 Chutai. It is an early model with a single seat gun port. It was captured at Hollandia in April 1944.
The third one down is a Ki-21-II Mitsubishi Heavy Bomber “Sally”. It was captured at But ‘drome and has the 4th Air Army insignia on its rudder that is and painted in white.
The fourth one down is a Mitsubishi Ki-51 Reconnaissance & Attack Aircraft “Sonia”. It was with the No. 2 Chutai at Alexishafen.
The fifth one at the bottom is a Kawanishi Ki-48-II ko, otsu & Sokei Light Bomber “Lily”. It was assigned to the No. 3 Chutai. This aircraft crashed in a gully approaching Alexishafen Aifield (Danip), on an unknown date.
This book contains 66 black and white wartime photos and 14 color ones. Also 4 maps and 4 charts.
There are 98 color side-profile illustrations, a 3-view and a 4-view in the book.
Black and white photos include photos of wrecked or abandoned aircraft of various types.
The same holds for the color photos. Various types usually wrecked or abandoned.
Color side profiles show:
13 of the Nakajima Kit-49-II “Helen”
24 of the Mitsubishi Ki-21-II “Sally”
9 of the Mitsubishi Ki-51 “Sonia”
18 of the Mitsubishi Ki-46-II “Dinah”
4 of the Mitsubishi Ki-57 “Sally”, one marked as an ambulance.
2 of the Kawasaki Ki-56 “Thalia”
1 of the Manshyu Ki-79-otsu trainer
1 of the Mitsubishi MC-21
I would have thought this book would also include the Mitsubishi A6M fighter, but it does not. I don’t know why?
This book will be of great interest to modelers and aviation historians alike.
Highly recommended.
I want to sincerely thank Casemate Publishers, the North American distributor of Avonmore Books. All Avonmore titles can be viewed on Casemates’s website at:
Avonmore Books is located in South Australia.
This book is soft-cover of 112 pages in 7” x 9 ¾” page format
The cover art shows 5 color side profile illustrations that are repeated again inside the book.
The top side-profile is of a Mitsubishi Ki-36-II of the No. 1 Chutai, 10th Sentai, captured at Hollandia in April 1944.
The second one down is a Ki-49 Donryu “Helen” with the No. 3 Chutai. It is an early model with a single seat gun port. It was captured at Hollandia in April 1944.
The third one down is a Ki-21-II Mitsubishi Heavy Bomber “Sally”. It was captured at But ‘drome and has the 4th Air Army insignia on its rudder that is and painted in white.
The fourth one down is a Mitsubishi Ki-51 Reconnaissance & Attack Aircraft “Sonia”. It was with the No. 2 Chutai at Alexishafen.
The fifth one at the bottom is a Kawanishi Ki-48-II ko, otsu & Sokei Light Bomber “Lily”. It was assigned to the No. 3 Chutai. This aircraft crashed in a gully approaching Alexishafen Aifield (Danip), on an unknown date.
This book contains 66 black and white wartime photos and 14 color ones. Also 4 maps and 4 charts.
There are 98 color side-profile illustrations, a 3-view and a 4-view in the book.
Black and white photos include photos of wrecked or abandoned aircraft of various types.
The same holds for the color photos. Various types usually wrecked or abandoned.
Color side profiles show:
13 of the Nakajima Kit-49-II “Helen”
24 of the Mitsubishi Ki-21-II “Sally”
9 of the Mitsubishi Ki-51 “Sonia”
18 of the Mitsubishi Ki-46-II “Dinah”
4 of the Mitsubishi Ki-57 “Sally”, one marked as an ambulance.
2 of the Kawasaki Ki-56 “Thalia”
1 of the Manshyu Ki-79-otsu trainer
1 of the Mitsubishi MC-21
I would have thought this book would also include the Mitsubishi A6M fighter, but it does not. I don’t know why?
This book will be of great interest to modelers and aviation historians alike.
Highly recommended.
I want to sincerely thank Casemate Publishers, the North American distributor of Avonmore Books. All Avonmore titles can be viewed on Casemates’s website at: