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Aviation Workshop |
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On Target Profiles #2 RAF and Commonwealth P-51 Mustangs by Jon Freeman |
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Reviewed By Jim Bates, #36213 |
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On Target Profiles are a new series of books
by the Aviation Workshop of England. The publisher states that the books
are “…not designed to be the last word on the subject of camouflage and
markings, but are an addition to your existing reference material. They
are inspirational sources for modelers.” What you get in this 32 page
soft cover book is a series of profiles by Jon Freeman of a multitude of
Mustangs. The vast majority of the Mustangs are from the Royal Air Force,
but Canadian, Australian and South African aircraft are included. All
versions of the Mustang flown by the Commonwealth are covered. Most of
the profiles are a side view of the plane with a detailed caption. Every
fifth subject is a four-view profile with a caption. Also included are
some paint chips, a break down of RAF Mustang variants and serials, and an
offer for a decal sheet including some of the aircraft illustrated in the
book. The profiles are well generated and there are many interesting
schemes in the book. The book certainly does inspire you to pull out a
Mustang kit out of your closest! My only complaint with the book is that
no references are given to the primary sources used to generate profiles
and no photographs are provided to back up the profiles. For example, on
Page 8 there is a RCAF Mustang I of 400 Squadron with a night black
underside. In all my years of studying RCAF aircraft I have never seen a
photo of an aircraft in this scheme. So does the Aviation Worship know
something I don’t or did they misinterpret a black and white photo? There
is no way to tell. I just wish they had provided either a photo or
reference to a photo to back up each profile so that those of us who wish
to dig further could study their sources and come to our own conclusions. Recommended if you are looking for inspiration, but keep in mind you may need to do further research to confirm the profiles in the book. Thanks to the Aviation Workshop and John Noack for the review sample. |
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