Ok I took this from another modeling site.... posted by Rich Hicks
also posted in The Book Shelf what's interesting to read on this site
This one is a must have for me! (I just found some photos of the front & back cover)
Ken
For those of us interested in WWI flying, a long-awaited book has finally been released. It is “Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 30” by Bruno Schmäling and Winfried Bock, and it is excellent! It’s published by Aeronaut Books, Jack Herris’s company. The cover painting, plus one other painting in the book, are by Russell Smith, and another on the back cover is by Jerry Boucher. The 56(!) color profiles are by Jim Miller. The text is in English. Bruno Schmäling has interviewed several German pilots from WWI since the 1970’s, including a couple from Jasta 30, Otto Fuchs and Hans Holthusen.
Most of the 158 photographs have never been published before. Many of the profiles are a revelation! Of the 56 profiles, I believe no more than a dozen or so have been shown in the past – providing a large number of new, very colorful alternatives for Albatros D.III’s, Albatros D.V’s, Pfalz D.IIIa’s, Fokker D.VII’s, and even a Pfalz D.XII - and a DFW C.V hack with the orange diamond! There are even a few Albatros shown with the diamond marking (which I don't think I've ever seen) – very colorful.
As for some of the “known” profiles, there are also some different interpretations from the conventional wisdom, with good reasons to explain the differences. Another example of new (to me) info was that Hans-Georg von der Marwitz flew several planes with a wine-red fuselage (his favorite color) and a light blue nose (honoring his original cavalry regiment), besides the one Pfalz D.IIIa shown before – Alb. D.III, D.V, Fokker D.VII, and possibly a Pfalz D.XII (that one apparently wasn't around for long)! There will always be color debates (not exactly a news flash on HS), but if you use some of these versions, it'll be hard to prove you wrong!
There are 4 Fokker D.VII profiles, but few pictures had been discovered from this time period when the book went to print. Just after publication, the authors were made aware of some more photos from this time. This book is planned as the first of a series – the next will be about Jasta 23b. When the second book is published, they will include additional information on the D.VII's of Jasta 30, so that knowledge will continue to be updated. The third book will be on Jasta 5.
The book is hardbound, the 208 pages are 8.5” x 11”. It is available from aeronaut books,
www.aeronautbooks.com.
This is a quality book, from established WWI aviation experts – with much more to come. If you're interested in flying in WWI, don't miss it!
Rich
