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Wings of the Black Cross Number Fifteen
Messerschmitt Bf 109

Eagle Editions

S u m m a r y

Title and Publisher

Eagle Editions
Wings of the Black Cross No. 15
Messerschmitt Bf 109
by Mark Proulx
Illustrations by James Bentley
ISBN: 0-9141144-68-5 or 9780-9141144-68-7

Contents and Media:

36 pages; 8.5" x 11", laminated cover, glossy paper

Price:

USD$24.95 plus shipping available online from Eagle Editions

Review Type:

FirstLook

Advantages:

A large variety of clearly reproduced images on quality paper, with excellent annotation and some beaut colour profiles. All in a well-bound volume that can lay flat on the bench.

Disadvantages:

None noted.

Conclusion:

As a photo album it is an interesting addition to the library of any modeller or military historian, especially given the careful annotation with each image. If this is your area of interest then it comes highly recommended.

Reviewed by Graham Carter

F i r s t R e a d

 

This is an A4 36-page album in a stapled glossy card cover. The contents are on semi-gloss paper and reproduction is excellent with no image impinging on the stapled centres. Unlike previous books in the series there is no introduction or explanation to start the volume so it is essentially a set of photos drawn from the collections of his sources.

 

 

The photos are roughly in chronological order and start with Hs123s and Ju87As in the pre-war 61/62/63 over 65 schemes followed by a selection of 109Es in 02/71/65 colours. Then some photos of 109Fs belonging to Galland and Hans Philipp and others in a variety of schemes and states of destruction. Then there are a number of FW190s, the A-4, F-8s and A-9 in a similar variety of colours, along with D-9s in damaged situations. Three pages then follow with various Bf110s and then a number of He177s, again in various states of damage. The photos then conclude with some shots of a recce Ju188 and more shots of damaged or wrecked aircraft at war’s end.

 

 

Each photo is accompanied by erudite notes about the personnel and colours while acknowledging the risks of B&W image interpretation and variant recognition while encouraging corrections from the reader. I would imagine that anyone interested in these aircraft will find much to ponder over, whether as a historian or modeller, especially as most of them have not been published previously.  The volume concludes with eight lovely colour profiles by James Bentley that represent examples shown in photos.

 

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As a photo album it is an interesting addition to the library of any modeller or military historian, especially given the careful annotation with each image. If this is your area of interest then it comes highly recommended. Some of the images will inspire diorama or display ideas for the modeller

 

 

C o n c l u s i o n

 

As a photo album it is an interesting addition to the library of any modeller or military historian, especially given the careful annotation with each image. If this is your area of interest then it comes highly recommended.

Highly Recommended.

Thanks to Eagle Editions for the sample.

Review Text and Images Copyright © 2024 by Graham Carter
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Last updated 3 July, 2024

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