Mitsubishi Babs: The world's first high-speed strategic reconnaissance aircraft: Volume 1

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Giuseppe Picarella Giuseppe Picarella

Mitsubishi Babs

Name: Mitsubishi Babs
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ISBN: 9788366549739

The world's first high-speed strategic reconnaissance aircraft: Volume 1

Giuseppe Picarella, Giuseppe Picarella

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Mushroom Model Publications
08 September 2022

Second World War; Military aircraft; Antiques & collectables: toys, games & models

This book was written to redress this imbalance and tell the true story behind the development and operational deployment of the world's first high-speed strategic reconnaissance aircraft, which began 6,000 miles further east and four years prior to the momentous events in Europe, under the guidance of the Imperial Japanese Army and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Co Ltd. Faced with similar preconceptions, technical arguments, and a very rigid operational doctrine, the Mitsubishi Babs was developed during a brief golden aeronautical period (between the mid 1930s and early 1940s), when the Japanese aircraft industry flourished under constant military aircraft competitions and production orders. Free from prying eyes and shrouded within a self-imposed veil of secrecy, the Japanese developed numerous designs that were equal to and in some cases ahead of contemporary Western manufacturers.

This book is the most comprehensive on the ""Babs"" yet published in English, with numerous photographs of the aircraft in service, several of which have never been published before, walkaround photographs of the preserved aircraft, illustrations from contemporary manuals, and colour artwork.

By: Giuseppe Picarella
Illustrated by: Giuseppe Picarella
Imprint: Mushroom Model Publications
Dimensions: Height: 300mm, Width: 208mm,
ISBN: 9788366549739
ISBN 10: 8366549739
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 08 September 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Reviews for Mitsubishi Babs: The world's first high-speed strategic reconnaissance aircraft: Volume 1

The book is full of some great profiles as well as brief unit histories and the markings carried by the aircraft. In all, it is a fascinating look at what is very much the first strategic recon plane ever built. * Modelling Madness 26/10/2022 *