P-51 Mustang: From 1940 to 1980 (Planes and Pilots) [Perfect Paperback]

Andre Jouineau (Author), Dominique Breffort (Author), Alan McKay (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2003

This new addition to the Planes and Pilots series from Histoire and Collections has 82 pages packed with full color graphic representations of this great World War II fighter. As with earlier books in the series the emphasis is on the wide range of markings and the many variants of this aircraft. An essential book for modelers and aviation enthusiasts.

Also includes detail of personalized markings and nose art.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 82 pages
• Publisher: Histoire and Collections; 1st edition (June 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 2913903819
• ISBN-13: 978-2913903814
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,605,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars P-51 Mustang Illustrations and Info, December 25, 2007

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Carchop "Blues is a Healer" (Tampa, FL U.S. of A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: P-51 Mustang: From 1940 to 1980 (Planes and Pilots) (Perfect Paperback)

Though small, this is a pretty good little book. Many good illustrations and a few photos, with pilot, country, model and conflict info. Very informative.
Found one omission, (9.5 destroyed on ground by Graham in the "Down for Double" in addition to the 7 air kills), but gained plenty of good info.
The only thing keeping the rating at 4 instead of 5 stars is the size of the book (8"X 9 1/2").

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars P-51 Mustang Pictorial!, February 10, 2011

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Michael OConnor "Wordsmith" (Wausau, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: P-51 Mustang: From 1940 to 1980 (Planes and Pilots) (Perfect Paperback)

Here's a winner of an idea: a color pictorial guide to North American's P-51 Mustang with color profiles from protype through all the wartime models to postwar air racing use. This 2003 Histoire & Collections release by Dominique Breffort and Andre Jouineau attempts to do just that. The end result - THE NORTH AMERICAN P-51 MUSTANG from 1940 TO 1980 - is uneven but one of the better H&C efforts.

Breffort and Jouineau describe and illustrate the Mustang in roughly chronological order, starting with the NA 73X, Mustang I, A-36A Apache, P-51A, P-51B/C, P-51D/K, XP-51F/G/J, P-51H, TF-51D/Cavalier/Enforcer/Piper PA-48/Postwar racers and, finally, the P-82 Twin Mustang. The section on the D model, for example, has four pages of text with three b&w and two color photographs, brief tech specs and 11 pages of color profiles depicting 44 USAF ETO/MTO/PTO P-51s. There are also separate color profile sections on WW II Mustang Aces, the P-51 in Korea, Mustang Users, etc. The text, translated from the French, reads much smoother than most H&C titles.

In all, you're probably getting over 210 P-51 color profiles. The profiles seem generally accurate with the exception of the P-51H and especially the P-82 artwork, which has nose problems. Likewise the camouflage patterns are similar to other artist's renderings.

I've had mixed reactions to H&C titles. Some were pretty good, others were pretty bad. Overall I'd have to rate THE NORTH AMERICAN P-51 MUSTANG FROM 1940 TO 1980 as one of the better H&C titles. Recommended.