Supermarine Spitfire V Vol.1 Book Review
By David L. Veres
| Date of Review | March 2021 | Title | Supermarine Spitfire V Vol.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Wojtek Matusiak | Publisher | Mushroom Model Publications |
| Published | 2020 | ISBN | 9788366549128 |
| Format | 96 pages, softbound | MSRP (GBP) | £17.00 |
Review
At least 800 Supermarine Spitfire Vs served with the exiled Polish Air Force in Britain during WWII.
Now Wojtek Matusiak kick-starts a picture-packed, two-part study of those Mk Vs in the 29th installment of MMP’s “Polish Wings” range.
Volume 1 of the eponymous effort surveys several well-known units: Nos. 302, 303, 306, and 308 squadrons.
Names. Dates. Locations. Victories. Losses. Camouflage. Markings. Serials. Personalities. Memoirs. And organization. You name it – and, chances are, MMP includes it in this succinct study.
Mysteries, too.
Why did No. 303 Sqn Spitfire AB174 “RF-Q” sport a backward “Q”? Page 36 provides the surprising answer.
The lavishly illustrated coverage includes about 200 B&W and color photos, many previously unpublished – all with extended, explanatory captions.
Accurately weathering the undersurfaces of your Spitfire? That page 8 shot will help.
Color artwork includes reference photos of subjects depicted. And concluding tables chronicle Polish Spitfire “kills”.
Recommended!
With thanks to MMP for the review copy.