Illustrated colour reference guide to the terrifying Battle of
Britain * A crucial turning point of the Second World War, the German air
force’s 1940 campaign against Britain was the first campaign to have been
entirely carried out by aircraft. It pitched the German Messerschmitt Bf 109E
and the Bf 110C against the British Hurricane Mk 1 and the Spitfire Mk
1.
Within this fantastic new addition to the Mini Top Colour series you
will find a big decal sheet with 1:72, 1:48 and 1:32 individual markings for six
various Bf 109 E, 1 x Bf 110 C and 1 x Heinkel He 111 P. Each painting scheme is
depicted on beautifully drawn 4-view colour profiles and thoroughly described in
the 20-page guidebook with English and Polish text.
The selection includes the following aircraft: Bf 109 E-3; 'White
Chevron', flown by Hptm. Hubertus von Bonin, Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG 54,
Eindhoven, early summer 1940 * Bf 109 E-4; W.Nr. 5274, 'White 15', flown by
Ofw.Werner Machold of 1./JG 2, Beaumont-le-Roger, summer 1940 * Bf 109 E-4/B;
'Black 6' of 5./JG 51, Mardyck, autumn 1940 * He 111 P-2; W.Nr. 2149, coded
'G1+JL' of 3./KG 55, France, summer 1940 * Bf 110 C-2; W.Nr. 3533, coded 'L1+LL'
of 15.(Z)/LG 1, crew: pilot – Oblt. Otto Weckeiser, radio operator – Uffz. Horst
Brügow; Socketts Manor, Oxted, 27th September 1940.
