Description

Large format paperback, staple bound in white pictorial covers. 36 pages plus covers. Illustrated with over 77 rare black and white photographs and close-up detail images; detailed 1:48 and 1:72 scale drawings; “three pages of factory diagrams, airframe close-ups and detailed 1915 schematics for nacelle fixtures and fittings;” [Publisher’s blurb] and three color profiles by Ray Rimell on rear cover. “Fabric: Caouflage and Markings” an essay by Ray Rimell and Appendices round out this issue. First edition. The FB5 equipeed the first dedicated fighter unit to arrive in France in July of 1915. Unofficially dubbed the ‘Gun Bus’ during its pre war years, this pusher aircraft holds a special place in British military aviation history. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, internally unmarked copy. Moderate toning to extremities of covers, else a very good or better copy.