Mushroom Model Magazine

Ju-87 In Foreign ServiceScale

Red Series book written by Mirostaw Wawrzynski

Product # 5107    ISBN # 83-89450-17-8       Price  £ 9.99  (GBP)

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Jan 12 2006

 

 

 

This 104 page softcover book from Mushroom Model Magazine is specifically devoted to the Ju-87 as it served in Foreign Service.    

The Ju-87 was one of the best known bombers used by the Luftwaffe during WW2.  But this ugly dive bomber with it's bent wings and fixed undercarriage was also used by a variety of German allies during the war and captured aircraft were flown by the Allies to a small degree.  

Significant numbers of this aircraft served with the Hungarian, Italian, Romanian, Bulgarian and Slovak air forces.  This book covers in detail the operational history of the Ju-87 in these countries as well as this aircraft as it served with the ROA (Russian Liberation Army) which fought on the Axis side.  Also covered in this book are captured JU-87's in British, US, Russian and Yugoslav colours.

As I read this book I was impressed with the level of research that went into this book.  This book includes exhaustive information about much of  the operational history of these foreign service Ju-87's.  

As for images you get 101 black and white photos, 2 colour photos from WW2, 34 sideview colour profiles and 10 views of the top and bottom of these profiles.

Modellers tend to be historians at heart and this book satisfies the yearning modeller have to get closer to the operational history of the aircraft we build as models. 

34 Colour Profiles

Modellers, aircraft enthusiasts, amateur historians of WW2 German aircraft and markings of minor air forces will find this book a great addition to their reference library.  If you have an interest in German aircraft from WW2, then this book will appeal to you.  I am quite pleased to add this book to my library.....it will prove to be a very helpful book in my reference library.  Special thanks to the folks at Mushroom Model Magazine for the review sample and bringing this book to my attention.  You can purchase this book through their secure online webstore at Mushroom Model Magazine or at book stores or in North America through Squadron.com or Platypus Publications in Australia.

Steve

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford