Tuesday, June 20

Preview: The Fairey Barracuda – A Detailed Guide to the Fleet Air Arm’s First Torpedo-Bomber Monoplane - from Valiant Wings

Fans of British Naval aviation will be pleased with this - a new Airframe Album from Valiant Wings announced - No.19 The Fairey Barracuda – A Detailed Guide to the Fleet Air Arm’s First Torpedo-Bomber Monoplane by Richard A. Franks is the title. We look at what is inside & how to get that sweet pre-order discount) in our preview...


Preview: The Fairey Barracuda – A Detailed Guide to the Fleet Air Arm’s First Torpedo-Bomber Monoplane - from Valiant Wings

Airframe Album No.19 The Fairey Barracuda – A Detailed Guide to the Fleet Air Arm’s First Torpedo-Bomber Monoplane
by Richard A. Franks
Published by Valiant Wings
128+ pages
A4 Softcover
English texts
ISBN: 978-1-912932-34-4.
Black & white + colour photographs, line drawings & aircraft profiles included:
Pre-order Special Offer - Order your copy before July 9th 2023 and save £3.00, both UK and worldwide.
Airframe Album No.19 is coming!
Valiant Wings Publishing announced their next title in the Airframe Album series: "Airframe Album No.19 The Fairey Barracuda – A Detailed Guide to the Fleet Air Arm’s First Torpedo-Bomber Monoplane" by Richard A. Franks

Their nineteenth title in the Airframe Album series will be an essential reference for any FAA enthusiast tackling the Special Hobby (1/48th & 1/72nd) kits along with older kits such as the Frog 1/72nd scale example and will be an ideal companion to our previous titles covering the Fairey Firefly, Hawker Sea Fury and de Havilland Sea Hornet.
Contents will include all the usual elements listed plus:
• A wealth of historical and walkaround photographs and detail images of the type including data from flight manuals and spare parts catalogues
• Period detail images & diagrams during production and service use
• Isometric views by Juraj Jankovic of all prototype, production and test airframes
• Concise camouflage and marking notes
• Colour profiles by Richard J. Caruana
• Lists of all Barracuda kits, accessories, decals & masks produced in all scales
• Detailed build of the Special Hobby 1/72nd Barracuda Mk I by Libor Jekl
• Front cover artwork by Arkadiusz Wrobel
• At least 128 pages
A pre order discount? The Fairey Barracuda will also be available from specialist bookshops and certain hobby retailers. Publication is planned for early July 2023. Order your copy before July 9th 2023 and save £3.00, both UK and worldwide.
If you like the look of this book, you can find out more about it on the Valiant Wings website for more on their great books.