Messerschmitt Bf 109 A–D series (Air Vanguard)

great book that depicts this plane series I was interested it...Thank You.....Lavarre Uhlken

Excellent history of the early models.

Collection item.

This 18th title in the nice “AIR VANGUARD” series published by Osprey and written by the famed Robert Jackson is focused on the first A to D variants of the legendary fighter. These versions were still propelled by the V12 Junkers Jumo engine, a honest engine but not comparable to the excellent Daimler Benz DB 601 and 605 that were fitted from the E series on.However, still with the limitations of this engine, the Bf. 109 demonstrated excellent potential against its rivals, both in the Spanish Civil war contest in the Condor Legion’s units and in the first WW2 campaign, notably on the Polish front. The Author underlines that the extremely advanced aerodynamics and light structure of this fighter, a fruit by the long experience with sailplanes of Prof. Willy Messerschmitt make the Bf.109 a real astounding fighter since the beginning.The beautiful iconographic section by Adam Tooby completes a “must” for WW2 aviation enthusiasts on one of the few planes that truly earns the "Legend of the air" title.As a side note til now the Bf.109 remains the most produced fighter in history (there is not a right number, but estimations vary between 33.000 and 35.000 produced units) and the plane of the aces. The Bf. 109’s far and wide operational career (1936-1945) is still more remarkable considering the dramatic and fast improvements introduced during that period. Just to give the evidence of the progress of that era, in the year of 109's 1st flight (1935) one of the most appreciated fighter was the Italian biplane FIAT CR.32 barely reaching 400 km/h whereas at the other end in 1944 with the 109's prod. line running at full boost the twin jet Me. 262, more resembling a sci-fi creature than a WW2's plane, could fly at 900 km/h. But the Bf. 109 was still standing at the forefront of the Luftwaffe’s squadrons.

Excellent

Eine kleine Ergänzung zur Privat-Flugzeug-Bibliothek. Im Format wie Aircraft of the Aces, nur nicht so "dick". Aber, ich wollte es erst nicht glauben, tatsächlich mit zumindest einigen Fotos, die zumindest ich noch nicht kannte. Ein paar Farbprofile und jeweils zwei Illustrationen "Combat-Art". Ob alle Angaben in den Heften so stimmen, muß jeder für sich entscheiden bzw. recherchieren. Kann man immer mal wieder durchblättern ...

Parte storica davvero ottima:gran lavoro di ricerca,pareri dei piloti,progettazione,combattimento etc. Per chi avesse interessi di altro genere (parlo di Modellismo) è bene andare altrove.Penso ai due libri della Kagero sullo stesso argomento.La cosa strana,è che il libro è intitolato "...A-D series",ma del tipo "A" non se ne parla da nessuna parte.Risibile il paragrafetto sulle colorazioni,sbagliato il disegno cutaway in fondo al libro,pressochè inutili i pochi disegni tecnici .

Me ha parecido un buen repaso a la historia de las primeras versiones de este famoso avión. El libro no sólo contiene datos técnicos, sino que también cubre aspectos operacionales, entre los que destaca su intervención en la Guerra Civil Española. El único defecto es la deficiente adaptación de ilustraciones grandes a su visionado en un kindle, defecto común a todos los libros de esta editorial.

Für den Bastler und an der Bf 109 Interessierten ein kompakter Überblick über die ersten Baureihen der "109", garniert mit einer Vielzahl von bunten Seitenrissen. Das einzige Manko besteht darin, dass zeichnerisch die markanten Unterschiede zwischen den einzelnen Baureihen hervorgehoben wird.