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Scale Aircraft Drawings Vol II WWII by Peter M Bowers Soft cover
Scale Aircraft Drawings Vol II WWII by Peter M Bowers
World War II
Soft Cover
147 Pages
Copyright 1991
Contents
INTRODUCTION4
WORLD WAR II COLOR AND MARKINGS5
DESIGNATIONS11
AIRCRAFT
Avro Lancaster12
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress14
Boeing B-2918
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina22
Consolidated B-24 Liberator 24
Curtiss P-40 D-E-F Kittyhawk26
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver30
Douglas Boston/Havoc/A-2032
Douglas A-26 Invader38
Douglas C-54 Skymaster40
Fairchild PT-19, PT-23, PT-2644
Fiat CR 42 Falcon46
Focke-Wulf 190A48
Gloster Gladiator50
Grumman F4F Wildcat52
Grumman TBF Avenger58
Grumman F6F Hellcat64
Hawker Hurricane70
Kawasaki Ki 61 Tony76
Lockheed Hudson78
Martin PBM Mariner82
Martin B-26 Marauder88
Messerschmitt Me 10992
Messerschmitt Me 262 Swallow 96
Mitsubishi A6M Zero102
Mitsubishi G4M Betty104
Nakajima Ki-84 Frank106
North American P-51B Mustang 108
Northrop P-61 Black Widow110
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt 112
Stearman Kaydet116
Supermarine Spitfire118
Vega Ventura126
Vought SB2U Chesapeake/Vindicator132
Vought OS2U Kingfisher136
Westland Lysander 138
Westland Whirlwind 144
Introduction
This book, Volume II of the Air Age Scale Aircraft Drawings series, covers 37 representative WW II airplanes. Some are prewar service models that served at the beginning of hostilities but were soon re placed, while others are more modern types that, with continual upgrading, were able to serve until the end. It's interesting that very few of the models that originated after the onset of the war actually saw combat.
Some of these drawings were made during the war when data was scarce or even restricted, but they're as accurate as possible under the circumstances. In fact, artist William Wylam drew some of them so well that the U.S. Army took him to task for being too accurate in depicting designs that were still classified. As a result, he deliberately included minor discrepancies in some subsequent drawings, notably the vertical tail of the B-29.
Some of these discrepancies are mentioned in the text that accompanies each airplane; each includes a brief history and details of the plane's development and operational use.
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