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Historical narrative by Patrick Branly

Numerous period images
Colour profiles by Richard J Caruana
Specially commissioned kit builds:
1/72nd Douglas A-4B/P Skyhawk (Airfix) by Libor Jekl
1/72nd Westland Wessex HU.5 (Italeri) by Libor Jekl
1/72nd Dassault Mirage IIIEA (Modelsvit) by Libor Jekl
1/48th Royal Navy Sea Harrier FRS.1 (Tamiya) by Steve A Evans
1/48th IA-58 Pucara (Kinetic) by Steve A Evans
1/48th Mirage IIIEBR/IIIEA/IAI M5 Dagger (Kinetic) by Steve A Evans
The history:
The first 21 pages are dedicated to a short narrative history of the conflict. The The Eight pages are dedicated to the build and painting of this model, including some scratch building and photo-etch.

The third and final 1/72 build is a colourful Mirage IIIEA using the Modelsvit kit. The Period photos (mostly black and white) are also provided and will be a useful source of reference for modellers.

Rotary & fixed wing aircraft are included of course…

The first 1/48 build is next and Steve Evans kicks off with a Kinetic Mirage III/Dagger build. Steve The This This
This build, whilst interesting, would have been better had the newer Kinetic SHAR been used, as I’d expect most modellers would choose this option over the ancient Tamiya kit.

To close out the book, several more pages of side profiles are provided, including the Douglas A-4C/P/Q Skyhawks and the Dassault Super Etendard, which gained notoriety as the platform which launched Exocet missiles against HMS Sheffield on 4 May and the SS Atlantic Conveyor on 25th May 1982.

CONCLUSION – The Falklands War – Airframe Extra No.11 (Valiant Wings Publishing)

Much like the other titles in the Valiant Wings ‘Airframe Extra’ series, this book provides a very approachable coverage of the Falklands War. Each This is not a particularly large or super detailed book but it does it’s job very well and I have no hesitation recommending it as very good value for money.

Thanks to Valiant Wings for sending this book to us to read and review. These

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