Luftwaffe Im Focus No.26 Review by Graham Carter

Luftwaffe Im Focus No.26

Start-Verlag

S u m m a r y :
Catalogue Number:	Luftwaffe Im Focus Edition N^o 26 ISBN: 978-3-94137-31-9
Contents & Media:	Soft-cover, staple binding, A4 portrait format, 50 pages (with some colour images and printing).
Price:	Available on-line from Luftfahrtverlag START:
	Prices for single edition N^o26, including postage:
	Location	Bank Transfer or Cash		Paypal
	Location	Surface	Airmail	Surface	Airmail
	Germany	€16.80		€17.25
	Rest of Europe	€18.80	€20.80	€19.55	€21.55
	Rest of World	€18.80	€24.80	€19.55	€25.55
	Prices for three Editions, N^os23 to 25, including postage:
	Location	Bank Transfer or Cash		Paypal
	Location	Surface	Airmail	Surface	Airmail
	Germany	€44.00		€46.25
	Rest of Europe	€50.00	€56.00	€52.25	€58.25
	Rest of World	€50.00	€68.00	€52.25	€70.25
	Or from: Squadron as a single issue for USD$13.99 Hannants as a single edition for £16.30 Click for currency conversion.
Review Type:	First Look.
Advantages:	Useful set of images and back-stories that add that bit of interest to our hobby. .
Disadvantages:	None noted.
Conclusion:	Much here to interest both the modeller and the WWII historian.

Reviewed by Graham Carter

Luftwaffe Im Focus #26 is available online from Squadron.com

FirstRead

Familiar to most modellers of Luftwaffe aircraft, this volume follows the rest of the series with a mix of personal photos, log book entries, maps and stories and the occasional colour profile by Australia’s own Juanita Franzi. Fifty-four pages of quality semi-flat paper are staple-bound in a glossy card cover. All information is in German and English and appears to be well-translated, Americanised spelling is used. As with previous editions , questions are raised by photos and information and the editor appeals for clarification form the broader community. In this one there is a page of additions and corrections from previous editions - what a great way of making sure true facts are found and recorded.

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The contents of this edition are:

Liaison Aircraft - Fw 58 and Bu 131
Training Aircraft - Ar 96
Fighters - Bf 109F and Fw 190
Nightfighter - Ju 88C and Do 217J
Bombers - Ju 88 and 188
Storch on a roof - great diorama idea!
Ju 86 - includes colour photos
Fw 200 in wave-mirror scheme + Profile
He111 missions over Kertsch Strait in 12/1941 - story + colour photos
Ar 196

Conclusion

There is much here to interest both the modeller and the WWII historian.

Thanks to Start Verlag for the sample

Luftwaffe Im Focus is available online from the Start website

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