Book Review of
Pacific Profiles Vol. 8
IJN Floatplanes in the South Pacific 1942-1944
Author: Michael John Claringbould
Avonmore Books
ISBN: 978-0-645-24694-0
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2022
MSRP: $42.95
ISBN: 978-0-645-24694-0
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2022
MSRP: $42.95
THE BOOK:
Avonmore Books is based in Australia.
This book is of soft-cover 124 pages in 7” x 9 ¾” page format.
The cover art shows 5 color side view illustrations of Japanese float planes, Reading from the top down:
A Nakajima A6M2-N “Rufe”
A Nakajima E8N2 “Dave”
A Mitsubishi F!M2 “Pete”
A Aichi E!3A1 “Susie”
A Nakajima E8N1 “Dave”
Volume eight of the Pacific Profiles series presents the most accurate profiles and histories to date of imperial Japanese Navy floatplanes' which served in the South Pacific.
The markings of 12 floatplanes, used by 17 Japanese Navy units are covered:
The Yakoshu Type 10 Reconnaissance Model A, the Kawanishi E7K1 & E7K2 “Alf”, the Nakajima E8N1 & E8N2 “Dave”, the Aichi D12A1 & E13A1 “Jake”, the Nakajima A6M2-N “Rufe”, the Mitsubishi F1M2 “Pete”, the Aichi E13A1 “Susie”, the Yokosuka E14Y “Glen” (3-view) and the Watanabe E9W1 Unknown Allied code name as another 3-view.
There are 52 black and white wartime photos and 11 color illustrations, a tail code listing, a listing of South Pacific Japanese floatplane units forces, 1 November 1942.
This is a neat book on Japanese float planes used in the South Pacific during WWII. It will be of interest to modelers planning on building a Japanese float plane and to aviation historians alike.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample. Casemate is the N. American distributor of Avonmore Books and all their titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
Avonmore Books is based in Australia.
This book is of soft-cover 124 pages in 7” x 9 ¾” page format.
The cover art shows 5 color side view illustrations of Japanese float planes, Reading from the top down:
A Nakajima A6M2-N “Rufe”
A Nakajima E8N2 “Dave”
A Mitsubishi F!M2 “Pete”
A Aichi E!3A1 “Susie”
A Nakajima E8N1 “Dave”
Volume eight of the Pacific Profiles series presents the most accurate profiles and histories to date of imperial Japanese Navy floatplanes' which served in the South Pacific.
The markings of 12 floatplanes, used by 17 Japanese Navy units are covered:
The Yakoshu Type 10 Reconnaissance Model A, the Kawanishi E7K1 & E7K2 “Alf”, the Nakajima E8N1 & E8N2 “Dave”, the Aichi D12A1 & E13A1 “Jake”, the Nakajima A6M2-N “Rufe”, the Mitsubishi F1M2 “Pete”, the Aichi E13A1 “Susie”, the Yokosuka E14Y “Glen” (3-view) and the Watanabe E9W1 Unknown Allied code name as another 3-view.
There are 52 black and white wartime photos and 11 color illustrations, a tail code listing, a listing of South Pacific Japanese floatplane units forces, 1 November 1942.
This is a neat book on Japanese float planes used in the South Pacific during WWII. It will be of interest to modelers planning on building a Japanese float plane and to aviation historians alike.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample. Casemate is the N. American distributor of Avonmore Books and all their titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
Highly recommended.