Description

Large format paperback, staple bound in white pictorial covers. 36 pages plus covers. Illustrated with rare black and white photographs and close-up detail images; detailed 1:48 and 1:72 scale drawings by Ian R. Stair and three color profiles and two wing planforms by Ray Rimell on rear cover. “Colours and Markings essay by Ray Rimell and Appendices round out this issue. First edition. Though long overshadowed by the Gotha and Friedrichshafen, the author argues that the G.IV is the best aircraft of the German bomber triumvirate. The G.IV featured an all-metal welded-tube frame which made the aircraft considerably more robust that its contemporaries, it could carry a healthy payload of nearly 900 pounds and was considered a relatively easy aircraft to fly. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked copy with bright covers and no creases, near as new. Near fine.