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Offline Fokker boy

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Jagdgeschwader Nr III
« on: January 26, 2016, 04:39:21 AM »
Yet another in the continuing line of WWI Aces books, the Osprey title, Aces of Jagdgeschwader Nr III (number 128 in the series), seems so far to be very interesting. One of the Albatros D.III schemes has really caught my eye, so I'll soon be hunting down a 1:32 Roden kit for that.



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Offline Derrick

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Re: Jagdgeschwader Nr III
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2016, 06:43:05 AM »
I just received this as well. On another site it was suggested this may be the last of the first world war aviation titles due to low sales. Hopefully they are wrong.

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Re: Jagdgeschwader Nr III
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2016, 04:25:35 AM »
I just received this as well. On another site it was suggested this may be the last of the first world war aviation titles due to low sales. Hopefully they are wrong.

I agree, I hope they're wrong too. These books, in addition to the Windsock Datafiles, are some of the best references going, in my opinion.
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Re: Jagdgeschwader Nr III
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2016, 09:50:00 PM »
Thank you for announcing this title - I was completeley unaware (and am positively surprised by the news). As others, I do hope the series will not be dumped. Allied squadrons have not nearly received the coverage they deserve...

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Re: Jagdgeschwader Nr III
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2016, 09:44:00 AM »
I just received this as well. On another site it was suggested this may be the last of the first world war aviation titles due to low sales. Hopefully they are wrong.

I agree, I hope they're wrong too. These books, in addition to the Windsock Datafiles, are some of the best references going, in my opinion.

The source on the Drome of this statement was none other than Greg van Wyngarden. He basically said that the Elite Unit series will not have any more titles. As a matter of fact the Aces of JGIII book was originally intended to be in the Elite Units series. He added that it is getting harder for the Editors at Osprey get the Powers that be to commission WW1 titles due to lagging sales. So the short answer is we must buy or they will be gone.
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Re: Jagdgeschwader Nr III
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2016, 08:45:31 PM »
Well,I thought to myself I'd do something and order some books...I selected about six titles but each of them is marked as sold out,even the JG III book.

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Re: Jagdgeschwader Nr III
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2016, 09:40:55 PM »
Well,I thought to myself I'd do something and order some books...I selected about six titles but each of them is marked as sold out,even the JG III book.

Interesting! Lagging sales and the Aces of JGIII is already sold out? A small production run or did the word get out causing a massive amount of sales?
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Re: Jagdgeschwader Nr III
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2016, 04:27:37 AM »
Hey malaula click on Amazon to the cheapest book. The seller will send them from GB. It is cheaper than the German seller.
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Martin

P.s.: mine is ordered!

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Re: Jagdgeschwader Nr III
« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2016, 12:06:44 AM »
It's in stock here in the U.S. at Amazon, although with a different cover than pictured in the OP.