Description

Large format paperback, staple bound in white pictorial covers. 32 pages plus covers. Illustrated with over 60 rare black and white photographs, 12 close-up detail images and two pages of 1917 official handbook airframe sketches; detailed 1:48 and 1:72 scale drawings by Ian R. Stair and three color profiles by Ray Rimell on rear cover. “Colours and Markings essay by Ray Rimell and Appendices round out this issue. First edition. Unsuccessful in the fighter role for which it was designed, the DH5 excelled in the ground attack role. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked copy with sharp corners and no creases, as new. Fine.