PZL P.11c

by Bartlomiej Belcarz
& Tomasz J. Kopanski
Color by: Artur Jaszczak

Mushroom Model Magazine Publishers
ISBN: 83-917178-5-2
MSRP: $17.97

By Ray Mehlberger

This latest book from Mushroom Model Publications (MMP) covers the famous Polish gull-wing fighter: the PZL P.11. It was the final version of a very effective fighter line designed and built in Poland.

The P.11c was the backbone of the Polish Air Force in 1939, the first Allied fighter in action in WWII, the first to gain an Allied air-to-air victories, and an enduring symbol of Polish resistance to the Nazi invasion.

The book contains technical details and the history of the types operational service with both the Polish and Romania Air Forces.

The book is in MMP's usual 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" soft-cover format. Although printed and published in Poland, the book is all in English.

This volume is 128 pages in length. There are 70 black and white photos, six line drawings, four full color side profiles, and 16 full color four-view paintings. Various close up, full color, paintings of squadron logos are also included. There is a chart that shows the development of the aircraft. At the end of the book is a section that has full color walk-around type photos of a PZL P.11 preserved in the Krakow Museum. It bears the markings of the 121st Fighter Flight. There are 83 photos of all the parts of this aircraft's anatomy, plus 13 black and white illustrations obviously taken from a technical manual.

Wow! What more could a modeler ask for? Well worth the bucks and highly recommended.

I want to thank Roger Wallsgrove, Editor-in-Chief of MMP www.mmpbooks.biz , for this review sample.

This book can be purchased from: The Squadron Shop (MMD) in the USA www.mmpbooks.biz Or ordered direct from: www.mmpbooks.biz Mushroom Model Publications
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Australian Distributor is:
Platypus Publications