Book Review of
R.A.F. Second World War Fighters in Profile
No. 1
More Than 280 Highly Detailed Full Color Aircraft Designs
Author: Chris Sandham Bailey
Tempest Books
ISBN: 9781911658061
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2021
MSRP: $60.00
ISBN: 9781911658061
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2021
MSRP: $60.00
THE BOOK:
Tempest Books is based in the U.K
This book is hard-bound of 301 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” format. Five pages are blank.
The cover art shows 3 small color side-views across the top of a Hawker Hurricane, a Boulton Paul Defiant and a Hawker Typhoon.
In the middle of the cover there is a large side-view of a Supermarine Spitfire.
Across the bottom of the cover there are 3 more small color side-views of a Bristol Blenheim, a P-40 Kittyhawk and a P-51 Mustang. These are all posed against an all-white background.
The back cover shows 2 top views of Spitfires. One has clipped wings and D-Day white invasion stripes around its fuselage and wings.
The book contains 15 chapters featuring R.A.F. Fighters.
1. Gloster Gladiator
Begins with a 3-view color illustration, 6 color side-view illustrations. Followed by a data list and a line-drawing side-view of a Gladiator that shows the locations of its bulkheads in its interior and their shapes, a 3-view line drawing and and a line-drawing of the landing gear.
2. Bristol Blenheim
Begins with a 3-view color illustration, 11 color side-views, a data list, a line-drawing side-view showing its bulkhead locations and illustrations of the shapes of the bulkheads. A 4-view line-drawing and line-drawing of the landing gear.
3. Hawker Hurricane
Begins with a 3-view color illustration, 20 color side-views (one shown in Luftwaffe captured markings), a data list, a line-drawing side view showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of the bulkhead’s shapes, 3 line-drawing side views and a 4-view line drawing and a line drawing of the landing gear.
4. Supermarine Spitfire Merlin Variants
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 22 color side-views, data list, line-drawing side view showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of their shapes, 3 line-drawing side-views, a line-drawing 4-view and illustration of the landing gear.
5. Supermarine Spitfire Griffon Variants
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 15 color side views, data list, line-drawing showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of their shapes, 5-view line-drawing and illustrations of the landing gear.
6. Boulton Paul Defiant
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 16 color side-views, data list, line-drawing side view showing bulkhead locations and a line drawing of the landing gear.
7. Bell P-40 Airacobra
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 6 color side-views, data list, line-drawing side-view showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of their shapes, a 5-view line drawing and line drawing of the landing gear.
8. Westland Whirlwind
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 12 color side-views, data list, line-drawing showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of their shapes, 5-view line-drawing and illustration of landing gear.
9. Curtiss P-40A-C Tomahawk
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 10 color side views, data list, line-drawing of the lications of bulkheads and illustrations of their shapes, a 4-view line-drawing and illustrations of the landing gear.
10. Curtiss P-40D-N Kittyhawk
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 8 color side-views, data list, a line=drawing side-view showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of their shapes, a 4-view line-drawing and illustrations of the landing gear.
11. Bristol Beaufighter
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 19 color side-views, data list, line-drawing side view showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of their shapes, 2 line-drawing side-views, a 4-view line drawing and illustrations of the landing gear.
12. Hawker Typhoon
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 17 color side-views. (one in capture Luftwaffe markings). Data list, line-drawing side-view showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of their shapes, 3-view line-drawing and illustrations of the landing gear.
13. North American P-51 Mustang
Begins with a color 3-view illustration. 20 color side-views, data list, side-view line-drawing showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of their shapes, 2 line-drawing side-views, a 4-view line-drawing and illustrations of the landing gear.
14. De Havilland Mosquito
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 21 color side-views, data list, line-drawing side-view showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of their shapes, 5-view line drawing and illustrations of the landing gear.
15. Hawker Tempest
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 10 color side-views, data list, line-drawing side view showing bulkhead locations, 4-view line-drawing and illustrations of the landing gear.
This is one neat book about all the R.A.F. aircraft used during WWII. It will be of great interest to modelers and aircraft historians alike.
I sincerely want to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample. Casemate is the N. American distributor of Tempest Books and all Tempest titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
Tempest Books is based in the U.K
This book is hard-bound of 301 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” format. Five pages are blank.
The cover art shows 3 small color side-views across the top of a Hawker Hurricane, a Boulton Paul Defiant and a Hawker Typhoon.
In the middle of the cover there is a large side-view of a Supermarine Spitfire.
Across the bottom of the cover there are 3 more small color side-views of a Bristol Blenheim, a P-40 Kittyhawk and a P-51 Mustang. These are all posed against an all-white background.
The back cover shows 2 top views of Spitfires. One has clipped wings and D-Day white invasion stripes around its fuselage and wings.
The book contains 15 chapters featuring R.A.F. Fighters.
1. Gloster Gladiator
Begins with a 3-view color illustration, 6 color side-view illustrations. Followed by a data list and a line-drawing side-view of a Gladiator that shows the locations of its bulkheads in its interior and their shapes, a 3-view line drawing and and a line-drawing of the landing gear.
2. Bristol Blenheim
Begins with a 3-view color illustration, 11 color side-views, a data list, a line-drawing side-view showing its bulkhead locations and illustrations of the shapes of the bulkheads. A 4-view line-drawing and line-drawing of the landing gear.
3. Hawker Hurricane
Begins with a 3-view color illustration, 20 color side-views (one shown in Luftwaffe captured markings), a data list, a line-drawing side view showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of the bulkhead’s shapes, 3 line-drawing side views and a 4-view line drawing and a line drawing of the landing gear.
4. Supermarine Spitfire Merlin Variants
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 22 color side-views, data list, line-drawing side view showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of their shapes, 3 line-drawing side-views, a line-drawing 4-view and illustration of the landing gear.
5. Supermarine Spitfire Griffon Variants
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 15 color side views, data list, line-drawing showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of their shapes, 5-view line-drawing and illustrations of the landing gear.
6. Boulton Paul Defiant
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 16 color side-views, data list, line-drawing side view showing bulkhead locations and a line drawing of the landing gear.
7. Bell P-40 Airacobra
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 6 color side-views, data list, line-drawing side-view showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of their shapes, a 5-view line drawing and line drawing of the landing gear.
8. Westland Whirlwind
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 12 color side-views, data list, line-drawing showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of their shapes, 5-view line-drawing and illustration of landing gear.
9. Curtiss P-40A-C Tomahawk
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 10 color side views, data list, line-drawing of the lications of bulkheads and illustrations of their shapes, a 4-view line-drawing and illustrations of the landing gear.
10. Curtiss P-40D-N Kittyhawk
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 8 color side-views, data list, a line=drawing side-view showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of their shapes, a 4-view line-drawing and illustrations of the landing gear.
11. Bristol Beaufighter
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 19 color side-views, data list, line-drawing side view showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of their shapes, 2 line-drawing side-views, a 4-view line drawing and illustrations of the landing gear.
12. Hawker Typhoon
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 17 color side-views. (one in capture Luftwaffe markings). Data list, line-drawing side-view showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of their shapes, 3-view line-drawing and illustrations of the landing gear.
13. North American P-51 Mustang
Begins with a color 3-view illustration. 20 color side-views, data list, side-view line-drawing showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of their shapes, 2 line-drawing side-views, a 4-view line-drawing and illustrations of the landing gear.
14. De Havilland Mosquito
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 21 color side-views, data list, line-drawing side-view showing bulkhead locations and illustrations of their shapes, 5-view line drawing and illustrations of the landing gear.
15. Hawker Tempest
Begins with a color 3-view illustration, 10 color side-views, data list, line-drawing side view showing bulkhead locations, 4-view line-drawing and illustrations of the landing gear.
This is one neat book about all the R.A.F. aircraft used during WWII. It will be of great interest to modelers and aircraft historians alike.
I sincerely want to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample. Casemate is the N. American distributor of Tempest Books and all Tempest titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
Very highly recommended.