A subject that is often overlooked by many is the use of a specific aircraft by countries other than that of manufacture. During WWII, the Germans provided aircraft to a number of countries, both to help bolster the fighting strength on various fronts and also to generate some revenue to help pay for the war.

The Ju-87 was one of those aircraft that saw some considerable use with non-German units and this new book by Mushroom Models Publications covers those countries in some detail.

Basically, the book is divided into several sections. One is on the major users of the aircraft. This includes Hungary, Italy, and Romania. There were others that either used very few planes or only used them for a short period of time. This includes Bulgaria, Slovakia and the Russian Liberation Army (ROA). Others that used Ju-87s were Croatia, Japan, the USAAF, RAF, Yugoslavia and Soviet Union, the last four flying  captured examples.

As is so typical of these books, there are a number of pages of profiles and four views of various aircraft, all superbly drawn. A couple of period color photos is also included to add some spice to things.

Overall, this is a really super edition and since it has so many interesting schemes, it is sure to delight both the modeler and the aircraft fan alike.

July 2005

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