Hannants http://www.hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS151 Hawker-Siddeley 748 & Andover in Military Service. Author Adrian Balch 56 pages Making its first flight on 24 June 1960 the prototype AVRO 748, G-APZV, became a very successful rugged replacement for the many DC-3 Dakotas flying around the world. In production, it became the second most successful British turboprop transport aircraft and was only superseded in numbers produced by those of the Vickers Viscount. A total of 381 Hawker Siddeley HS 748 aircraft were built, including eighty-nine manufactured under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in India, with production running from 1960 to 1988 for this successful turboprop airliner and its military variant, the Andover. The total included, thirty-seven Andovers for the RAF and RNZAF. Over fifty military HS 748s were sold, seventy-two for the Indian Air Force, plus others for RAAF, Brazilian Air Force and others, making a substantial portion of the 381 total built, with many going to various air forces worldwide for roles like transport, navigation training and VIP transports. The HS748 was selected for the Royal Family as the Andover CC.2 and three of them served The Queen’s Flight faithfully and reliably for over twenty years from 1964 There are other publications that focus on all the civil airlines that have operated the HS748, but as a Warpaint publication, this is the first time all those that saw military service with air forces around the world have been featured – and nearly all in over 160 top quality colour photographs with notes on colour schemes and markings. This is another quality Warpaint by author Adrian Balch, supported by accurate profile drawings by artist Sam Pearson and a must-have addition for aviation historians and modellers alike.. Price:£18.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS151 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:04:37 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS150 RAF BAe Harrier II By Andy Evans The essential Warpaint series celebrates its milestone 150th release with a subject close to the hearts of all military aviation enthusiasts, telling the all-to-brief story of the Harrier II in British service. Lavishly illustrated with contemporary photographs covering all aspects of the aircraft’s development and operational service, this account starts with the replacement of the RAF’s GR.3s with the GR.5, followed shortly by the even-more-capable GR.7, and ends with final deployment of the type to Afghanistan as part of Joint Force Harrier. As with previous titles in the series the book includes a comprehensive walkaround, scale plans and colour profiles by Sam Pearson, and draws another line in aviation history under a type that reached the end of its service prematurely. The Harrier has been covered in all the major scales by the model kit industry and, with a myriad of high quality detail shots of the aircraft both at work and at rest, this latest Warpaint represents an essential reference for a modelling project.. Price:£17.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS150 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:06:48 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS149 Aero L-39, L-59, L-139 & L-159 Albatros By Jakub Fojtík Ph.D. This latest Warpaint title covers the Aero L-39 Albatros, a a Czech-designed jet trainer and light attack aircraft developed by Aero Vodochody during the 1960s as a successor to the L-29 Delfín. It first flew in 1968 and entered service in 1972, becoming the standard jet trainer for Warsaw Pact nations. With over 2,900 units built, the L-39 became one of the most widely used jet trainers globally, praised for its reliability, ease of maintenance, and versatility. Building on this legacy, the L-159 ALCA (Advanced Light Combat Aircraft) was introduced in the late 1990s, developed to replace aging Soviet-era fighters in the Czech Air Force, first flying in 1997 and entering service in 2000. This authoritative and highly relevant title includes all the regular Warpaint features with historical text and images, a full breakdown of the aircraft’s widespread global service, and artwork an scale drawings by Petr Kolmann.. Price:£20.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS149 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:42:05 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPSSP07 Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Warpaint Special No.7 116 Pages The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was one of those aircraft that was either loved or hated- there was no middle ground. Forged in a hurry for the forthcoming war the Helldiver was designed in a hurry, built by mostly by under skilled personnel while being bombarded by the customer with their extra changes and demands. Even under this pressure Curtiss managed to produce a prototype that flew, even though it would soon reveal strength and build problems. This is what prototypes are for, however, the first production model, the Dash-1, was beset by many problems that saw one carrier captain demanding that the Helldivers be removed and the off loaded Douglas Dauntless dive bombers be reinstated. From the SB2C-3 onwards, after undergoing a full modification programme, a competent combat aircraft would emerge. Used throughout 1944/45 the Helldiver squadrons, now operating from the fast carriers, took the war to the Japanese all the way to Tokyo. Post 1945 the Helldiver would stay on active service until replaced by the Douglas AD-1 Skyraider. Overseas usage would see later build models being operated by France, Greece, Italy ,Portugal and Thailand. The Royal Navy also formed a single squadron that would never deploy on active service. Undergoing flight testing in Britain, Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown would declare that the Helldiver was the worst aircraft he had ever flown. Artwork and scale drawings by Sam Pearson.. Price:£25.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPSSP07 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:30:14 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS148 Dassault Mystère & Super Mystère By Andy Evans 40 plus 4 pages The Dassault MD.452 Mystère was a straightforward development of the successful Dassault Ouragan with a 30-degree swept wing and modified tail surfaces. The aircraft saw extensive service with the French air force, evolving first into the Mystère IVA, and the Super Mystère, which was the first Western European supersonic aircraft to enter mass production. Both the Mystère IVA, and the Super Mystère saw extensive combat use with the Israeli Air Force, while other operators of Mystère deriviatives included India and Honduras. While aimed at both the general aviation enthusiast and the scale modeller, this latest addition to the Warpaintrange follows on the heels of newly-tooled kits from Czech manufacturer Special Hobby, and is designed to help add both detail and context to a modelling project. The book includes all the usual Warpaint features, with walkarounds of museum exhibits, and artwork and scale drawings by Sam Pearson.. Price:£15.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS148 Mon, 16 Jun 2025 14:01:52 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS147 Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa By Daniel Kowalczuk One of the great unsung fighters of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force was Nakajima’s Ki-43 Hayabusa (Peregrine Falcon). Codenamed ‘Oscar’ by the Allies, the aircraft was frequently mistaken for the Navy’s A6M2 Zero by those encountering it in combat, to the extent that it was widely referred to by its adversaries as the ‘Army 0’. Highly regarded in Japan, where it was much more widely recognised than the Zero, the Ki-43 was the only Japanese fighter from the Pacific War to see active service with other air forces, being supplied to both Thailand and Manchukuo by the Japanese, but also seeing use by France in Indochina, and by the air forces of Indonesia, the Republic of China, and North Korea, who pressed abandoned but airworthy airframes into service, some of which survived into the early 1950s. Author Daniel Kowalczuk has compiled a compelling narrative that puts the aircraft in context, describes its development and active service history in detail, and explains how it came to be so widely regarded by the Japanese – so much so that it is the aircraft of choice for producers of Anime rather than its better known contemporary.. Price:£17.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS147 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 22:17:36 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS146 Grumman A-6 Intruder & EA-6B Prowler By Andy Evans The US Navy's experience in the Korean War showed the need for a new long-range strike aircraft with high subsonic performance at very low altitude that could penetrate enemy defences and find and destroy small targets in any weather. The Grumman A-6 Intruder was designed with these needs in mind and was a true bomb truck. From the jungles of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq the Intruder proved its worth, able to catty a plethora of weaponry and pack a mighty punch. From the Intruder airframe the KA-6D tanker variant was derived, along with the specialised EA-6A Intruder and then the EA-6B Prowler, a sophisticated four-seat electronic warfare variant, packed with jamming equipment and electronics. Like the A-6, the Prowler was used by both the Navy and Marine Corps. After nearly thirty-seven years and with 693 airframes constructed, on February 28, 1997, VA-34 the Blue Blasters, retired the Navy’s last operational A-6E Intruders. The Navy retired its Prowlers in 2015, however, the Marines Corps carried on flying the EA-6B into the early months of 2019. Warpaint 146 is packed full of all the usual historical and reference material, with walkarounds of both Prowler and Intruder, colour artwork by Sam Pearson, and a well-paced narrative that places this essential aircraft in context and showcases its role in US naval operations over nearly sixty years.. Price:£19.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS146 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:07:05 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS145 Hunting-Percival Pembroke, Prince & Sea Prince 44 pages The Pembroke originated as a development of an idea sponsored by Lord Brabazon towards the end of World War II, when he chaired a committee whose brief was to assess the civil aviation requirements after the end of hostilities, and recommended several specifications for civil aircraft required to keep Britain ahead for both home and export sales. A twin-engined transport emerged from Percival called the Merganser in 1947. This was refined and in 1950 the Prince was born, being immediately snapped up by companies as there was nothing similar on the market at the time. The Royal Navy were quick to order the type as a communications aircraft and could see the potential for it as a navigation trainer. With an extended nose for radar and other equipment, Percival were quick to assess that as being suitable. Named the Sea Prince, the Royal Navy ordered three of the early short-nosed variant as the Sea Prince C1 for communications, forty-one of the T.1 version built for navigation and anti-submarine training, and four C.2s as a transport version of the Sea Prince T1. The RAF, seeing this interest, finally ordered forty-five of the type naming it ‘Pembroke’, the last of which was completed in February 1958. The Pembrokes were used for light transport and communications, and were also used as pilot trainers and flying classrooms. Overseas, ten countries ordered the type for similar roles in their Air Forces in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Sudan, Sweden, Rhodesia, Thailand and Zambia. This is another Warpaint by author Adrian Balch, comprehensively illustrated with over 100 top quality photographs from his extensive archives, once again being illustrated by accurate quality colourful profile drawings by artist Sam Pearson including 5-view line drawings/plans making this a must for the aviation historian and modeller.. Price:£17.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS145 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:27:17 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS144 Mil Mi-4 By Jakub Fojtik. This latest authoritative work of reference to join the Warpaint series charts the rise of the helicopter in both military and civilian use throughout the vast territories of the Soviet Union from the mid-1950s. The Mi-4 was the first successful series production type, and its widespread use with the Soviet Army and Navy saw fundamental changes to tactics and doctrine. Lavishly illustrated with original images, the story unfolds in detail and tells how the Mi-4 went on to serve globally, ranging from China to Cuba, through Africa, India, and the Middle East, and was to remain ubiquitous both in military and civilian use throughout the Eastern Bloc, and with Soviet client states across the World. The 88-page book tells of the aircraft’s inception, development, and all the many facets of its long service. Few aircraft can have achieved so much yet remained so unsung, but author Jakub Fojtik brings the story to life with a comprehensive and informed text that makes this book the definitive reference on the type, including all the usual Warpaint features, with artwork and scale drawings by Sam Pearson.. Price:£20.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS144 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 17:48:45 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS143 Boeing B-29 & B-50 Superfortress 120 pages Having launched the signature bomber for use in the European Theatre, Boeing embarked on a voyage into the unknown. Bringing together numerous untried technologies the Boeing Aircraft Company launched its most significant bomber, the B-29 Superfortress. Although beset by development problems and having suffered the loss of the prototype and its Chief Test Pilot Eddie Allan, the company pushed on to create the first long-range strategic bombers. Once the Pacific Islands had been captured the B-29 Bomb Groups began bombing raids on the Japanese Home Islands. On the other side of the Himalayas further bomb groups launched attacks against targets in Japan. As combat experience grew the focus turned to destroying as much as possible of its production facilities, mainly by firebombing areas known to have these targets. And then the world changed forever. The use of two atom bombs against Hiroshima and Nagasaki had shown the power of the atom. When the Japanese finally surrendered the Cold War arrived to take its place. War in Korea followed, being the swan song for the B-29 while its younger sibling, the B-50, assumed the mantle of Strategic Defence, a position it held until the B-47 Stratojet arrived One of the largest aircraft of World War II, the B-29 remained in service in various roles throughout the 1950s, being retired in the early 1960s after 3,970 had been built. The Royal Air Force flew the B-29 with the service name ‘Washington from 1950 to 1954’ while the re-engined B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II became the first aircraft to fly around the world non-stop, during a 94-hour flight in 1949. The Soviet Union produced 847 Tupolev Tu-4s, an unlicensed reverse-engineered copy of the B-29. This latest in the essential Warpaint series offers a comprehensive look at the famous bomber in all its guises, with history, development, service details, and colour artwork and scale plans by Sam Pearson.. Price:£25.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS143 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 21:10:08 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS142 Dassault_Mirage F1 by Andy Evans 60 pages During the 1960s, Dassault commenced development of what would be-come the Mirage F1 as a private venture, alongside the larger Mirage F2. Work on the F1 eventually took precedence over the more costly F2, which was cancelled during the late 1960s. The Armée de l'Air took great interest in the fledgling F1 to meet its requirement for an all-weather interceptor aircraft. The Mirage F1 was of similar size to the Mirage III and Mirage 5 and was powered by the same SNECMA Atar engine that had been used on the larger Dassault_Mirage IV, however, unlike its predecessors, it had the layout of a swept wing, but mounted high on the fuselage, and a conventional tail sur-face as used by the F2. Although it had a smaller wingspan than the Mirage III, the Mirage F1 nevertheless proved to be superior to its predecessor, carrying more fuel while possessing a shorter take-off run and greater manoeuvrability. This latest addition to the Warpaint series includes all the usual reference and historical material that has made the series the go-to source for modellers and aviation enthusiasts alike. This book is written by Andy Evans and is superbly illustrated by Sam Pearson.. Price:£19.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS142 Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:09:54 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS141 Vickers Viking, Valetta & Varsity In Military Service. By Adrian M. Balch £19.00 56 pages The Vickers VC.1 Viking was a British twin-engine short-range airliner derived from the Vickers Wellington bomber and built by Vickers-Armstrongs Limited at Brooklands near Weybridge in Surrey. After the Second World War, the Viking was an important airliner with British airlines, pending the development of turboprop aircraft like the Viscount. The Valetta was a military derivative of the Viking developed in transport and training variants for the Royal Air Force, while the Varsity was a versatile twin piston-engined aircraft developed from the Viking and Valetta but with a tricycle undercarriage and ventral pannier for bomb-aimer training, among other changes. It was brought into RAF service in 1951 for crew training as a replacement for the Wellington T.10. This Warpaint relates the history of all three types, focussing on the military operators, as per the series title. It is profusely illustrated by 125 top quality photographs, nearly all in colour, from the author’s extensive photograph archive and supported by excellent colour profiles and plans by Sam Pearson.. Price:£19.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS141 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 16:53:40 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS140 North-American OV-10 Bronco written by Mike Verier The full story of the first true Multi-Role Combat Aircraft, the OV-10 Bronco, still flying operationally after nearly six decades of service, is told here for the first time in a bumper 104-page Warpaint. Detailed first-hand information gathered over many years has enabled the author to bring together the many facets of this remarkably versatile aircraft including pre-cursors, competitors and prototypes, through Vietnam and combat service with some eleven US and foreign Air Arms, and its part in the development of modern precision weapons, to its astonishing array of uses since. These include fighting drug cartels in Columbia, fires in California, mosquitos in South Carolina, and ISIS in Northern Iraq. Also, finally covered in full and accurate detail are the German 'jet' Broncos. The world's largest restoration project and current training of US and NATO JTACS bring the story up to date. De-classified information has made it possible to detail for the first time all the long-nose D model conversions and all the Broncos that served in Desert Storm, their preparation, the epic trans-continental deployment of one squadron by air, and the key role played by the Broncos during the war. The detailed and revealing narrative is copiously illustrated throughout with fully captioned photographs - many previously unseen- and backed by personal accounts, Individual aircraft histories, airframe lists, scale plans and specially commissioned art work with comprehensive colour scheme information. Warpaint 140 North-American/Rockwell OV-10A/OV-10B Author: Mike Verier Content: 104 pages. Price:£28.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS140 Mon, 30 Oct 2023 22:02:52 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS139 de Havilland (Canada) DHC-2 Beaver By Adrian M. Balch. The de_Havilland_Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engine high-wing propeller-driven short take off and landing (STOL) aircraft developed and manufactured by de Havilland Canada. It has been mainly operated as a bush plane and has been used for a wide variety of utility roles, such as cargo and passenger hauling, aerial application (crop dusting and aerial topdressing), and civil aviation duties. It has been used by military armed forces in a variety of roles worldwide and has seen conflict in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. Production lasted 20 years and when it finally ceased in 1967, a total of 1,657 DHC-2 Beavers had been constructed since the first flight in 1947. The Beaver was designed for flight in rugged and remote areas of the world and today hundreds of Beavers are still flying—many of them heavily modified to adapt to changes in technology and needs. This is the second de_Havilland_Canada type in the Warpaint Series written by author Adrian Balch with over 100 rare photographs from his extensive archives, nearly all in col-our and many never seen before, supported once again by excellent colour profiles and drawings by artist Sam Pearson. With the Airfix Beaver kit recently reissued, this is a must for modellers of the type and aviation historians alike as this is the first comprehensive publication published on this type in so much detail. Warpaint No.139 de Havilland (Canada) DHC-2 Beaver Author: Adrian M. Balch 56 pages Over 12 pages Colour Profiles 150 Images Detailed plans. Price:£18.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS139 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:07:59 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS138 Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk By Andy Evans Now you see it now you don't! The F-117's retirement may have seemed premature, but has it really gone? The informative text traces the story of this remarkable aircraft from its Have Blue origins to its withdrawal from active front line service, and takes a look at some of the recent sightings of the aircraft that suggest there may be a role of some sort for it yet. This latest Warpaint includes all the usual expertise and research that has made the se-ries the benchmark for aviation reference material. With full history, development, walkaround, and colour artwork and plans, author Andy Evans documents fully this landmark stealth design.. Price:£18.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS138 Wed, 05 Jul 2023 20:53:37 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPSSP06 Dambusters and the Avro Lancaster 64 pages By Desmond Brennan Few military exploits have captured the public's imagination as much as the famous 'Dambusters' raid on the night of 16 " 17 May 1943. To mark the 80th anniversary of the escapade Guideline present Dambusters and the Lancaster, a comprehensive study of the raid itself, the background and planning that led up to it, and the men and machinery that took part, as well as a reasoned study of the aftershocks. Author Des Brennan, one of our most respected writers on military aviation history, has gathered together all the threads of this astonishing tale and woven them together to present a book that pays tribute to one of the most remarkable feats of World War 2.. Price:£20.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPSSP06 Mon, 17 Apr 2023 13:15:28 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS137 Douglas SBD Dauntless By Kev Darling The Douglas SBD Dauntless earned itself a reputation as a great dive bomber even though its antecedents were very much of pre-war origin. Many nicknames were given to the SBD during its time in frontline service, my own personal favourite is 'slow but deadly'. The original concept was developed by Jack Northrop with some help from Ed Heinemann. The resultant aircraft, the BT-1, had quite a few faults that would be rectified when the SBD-1 appeared. Very much a pre-production model the remainder of this first contract was completed as the SBD-2 and had few improvements over the earlier machines. It took the appearance of the SBD-3 to create a more warlike machine that incorporated self sealing fuel tanks, armour plating and improved armament. Each version thereafter showed some improvement , the final version, the SBD-6, being the best of all. The USAAF also used a version of the Dauntless, this being the A-24 Banshee. The only difference between the two models was the lack of naval equipment for carrier operation otherwise it was the same. Unfortunately by the time the SBD-6 appeared the frontline career of the Dauntless was over. However, the Dauntless and its land equivalent the Banshee had other careers with the Royal Navy, the French Air Force and Navy, Chile and Mexico.[ SBD-2 SBD-3 SBD-4 SBD-5 SBD-6]. Price:£28.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS137 Wed, 22 Feb 2023 20:39:33 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS136 Airspeed Oxford and Consul By William Harrison 52 pages With more than 8,750 built the Oxford was a well thought-out design that was based on their Airspeed Envoy, a similar shaped twin-engine executive aircraft that was used in the early 1930s but the more advanced design of the Oxford suited the military requirement for a three-seat training aircraft. The Oxford was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of advanced design and was produced for the training of pilots in handling modern, multi-engine bomber aircraft. Wooden construction was employed throughout making for a simpler design and easier repairs. Provision was made for instruction in pilot training, aerial photography, navigation, aerial photography, and bombing training. An Armstrong-Whitworth gun turret could be installed for training in aerial gunnery. After the War the Consul was conceived as a small airliner, chiefly converted from ex-military Oxfords with more than 160 rebuilt. These quickly sold to potential airline operators and were eventually used in many countries, some changing hands four or five times. The Oxford and the Consul were relatively safe flying machines and with thousands of bomber pilots undertaking their flying training in the type it played a major part in the RAF's war effort, and is widely regarded as a design the manufacturers could be proud of. This book is written by William Harrison with artwork by Sam Pearson. [Lynx Castor]. Price:£18.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS136 Thu, 19 Jan 2023 12:08:51 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS135 de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide & Dominie By Adrian M Balch. Price:£17.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS135 Tue, 15 Nov 2022 09:34:07 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS134 Aero L-29 Delfin 72 pages. Price:£21.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS134 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:04:35 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS133 Douglas C-47 Skytrain/Dakota By Adrian M. Balch When the prototype Douglas DC-3 " actually a DST Douglas Sleeper Transport first flew from Clover Field, Santa Monica, California on Sunday 17 December 1935, Donald Wills Douglas never imagined that the production run would total more than 10,000, with more licence built in Russia and Japan, let alone many would be still be flying 86 years later, the C-47 being perpetuated by turbo-prop conversions, seeing the type probably still flying to see its 100th anniversary! Arguably the most famous transport aircraft of all time, the DC-3 and C-47 has been operated by just about every country in the world in service with their airlines and military air arms. This Warpaint has not skimped on the colour schemes and markings used by military operators, the C-47 being named by the USAAF as the Skytrain and the RAF and Commonwealth countries as the Dakota, both names being adopted worldwide. This lavish and extensive Warpaint by author Adrian Balch includes over 300 photographs of military C-47s, nearly all in colour, accompanied by 10 pages of colour profiles by artist Sam Pearson making this the most comprehensive reference to colours and markings for modellers and historians on the type to date.. Price:£25.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS133 Sun, 10 Jul 2022 06:15:56 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS132 Boeing B-52A-F Stratofortress. The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress has become an icon although it was the result of a difficult birth courtesy of various officials whose understanding of realistic goals was overridden by the desire to chase an impossible dream. Eventually a great eight engined high winged bomber would appear on the Seattle flight line. The first model would be a development batch with the B Model being the first operational version. From these two batches would come the famous Balls 3 and Balls 8 of NASA fame. Of all the versions of these tall tail bombers the B-52D would be the one that would achieve a certain measure of fame. Not only was this the largest production run of all the models, but it would also be the main bomber used during the Vietnam War having succeeded the B-52F in this role. Eventually the B-52D would be the only survivor remaining in service till it was replaced in the remaining Strategic Air Command Bombardment Wings by the B-52G and B-52H. This book is written by Kev Darling and is superbly illustrated by Sam Pearson. Author Kev Darling 96 pages £25.00 16 pages of Colour Profiles 4 pages detailed plans Over 150 many never seen before images. Price:£25.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS132 Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:30:18 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS122 Albatros D.I - D.III By Dave Hooper The Albatros D.III was flown by many top German aces during World War One, including Wilhelm Frankl, Erich Löwenhardt, Manfred von Richthofen, Karl Emil Schäfer, Ernst Udet, and Kurt Wolff and was the preeminent fighter during the period of German aerial dominance known as 'Bloody April' 1917. The D.III entered squadron service in December 1916, and was immediately acclaimed by German aircrews for its manoeuvrability and rate of climb. Albatros built approximately 500 D.III aircraft at its Johannisthal factory, but In the spring of 1917 D.III production shifted to Albatros' subsidiary, Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke (OAW), to permit Albatros to concentrate on development and production of the D.V. Between April and August 1917, Idflieg issued five separate orders for a total of 840 D.IIIs with the he OAW variant undergoing its proofing trials in June 1917. Production commenced at the Schneidemühl factory in June and continued through December 1917, with OAW aircraft distinguishable by their larger, rounded rudders. Peak service was in November 1917, with 446 aircraft available on the Western Front. This is the second Great War subject to be added to the Warpaint list and has been authored by Dave Hooper, founder of the IPMS Great War Special Interest Group and a long-standing contributor to aviation modelling journals, whose comprehensive knowledge and attention to detail will ensure this current title will maintain the high standards that have made Warpaint one of the most respected and sought after aviation reference sources. Includes a full walkaround of a replica D.III and scale plans and profiles by Jan Polc.. Price:£15.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS122 Wed, 19 Jan 2022 10:25:06 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS116 Hawker Fury and Nimrod Author: William Harrison The first RAF front line fighter to achieve more than 200 mph was the Hawker Fury, and its naval counterpart the Hawker Nimrod. These two attractive fighters came from the design office of the late Sydney Camm, Hawker's chief designer. The Fury started life as a private venture known as the Hornet but when this machine exceeded expectations the name was changed to Fury. Although only ordered in small numbers owing to financial constraints during the Great Depression production eventually exceeded 260 machines with orders from the RAF, Royal Navy, Persia (now Iran), Portugal, Spain, Yugoslavia and more than 30 supplied (ex-RAF) to the South African Air Force. The Fury entered service with No.43 Squadron who accepted 16 during May 1930 and stayed in front line service until January 1939 when it was replaced by the Gloster Gladiator, although quite a few remained in the training role until mid-1941. The Furies were used in combat during WWII by Yugoslavia where they were quickly despatched by the more modern fighters of the Luftwaffe. South Africa used Furies in the East African war until 1941 and the three supplied to Spain were in action, one of them serving on both sides! The Nimrod, while bearing a distinct resemblance to the Fury, flew early in 1930. Changes for the RN included longer exhaust pipes extending down both sides of the fuselage as far as the pilot's cockpit; an oil cooler fitted beneath the engine bay and at a later date arrester gear was fitted for carrier use. Later series Nimrods featured a larger tail surface to improve inverted spinning characteristics when fitted with floats. Deliveries of Nimrods started in September 1933 and they remained in use until May 1939. Only a small number of Nimrods found their way abroad, two went to Denmark to act as pattern aircraft for licensed production, one was shipped to Japan and one to Portugal. Although one Fury managed to survive in the scrapyard of a London dealer it fell to John Isaacs, a draughtsman from Vickers Armstrong, to design and build both a 1/7th scale Fury and Spitfire, both of which continue to be built by members of the Light Aircraft Association, née the Popular Flying Association. This book is written by William Harrison and is superbly illustrated by Richard J.Caruana.. Price:£16.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS116 Wed, 25 Jul 2018 15:05:57 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS55 Hawker Tempest Mk.II thru to Mk.VI (Hall Park Books Limited)[Mk.III Mk.IV Mk.V]. Price:£14.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WPS55 Tue, 24 Jul 2018 07:20:03 GMT