Eric Mombeek Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

For many years aviation historians and modelers have struggled to identify the exact variant, weapons and equipment used by one of the most famous fighter aircraft of all time -- the Messerschmitt Bf 109. In all, there were around 32,000 such aircraft produced and together with the Fw 190, the Bf 109 formed the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter force during World War II, fighting on all fronts. During the process of continuous improvement to performance and combat requirements, the aircraft underwent continuous modification to such an extent that identifying a particular variant or sub-type has often meant hours of research. By using operational photographs and aircraft handbook drawings, this book sets out to describe and portray the differences of all known production variants. The Bf 109 A, B, C, D, E, T, F, G and K area ll illustrated here. The aim of this book is to give an insight into the mass-produced and 'little-known' variants of the Bf 109. The research is based exculsively on original German Air Ministry and manufacturer's records and documentation, contrasted with wartime photographs as well as archaeological studies of various Bf 109 wrecks dug up and recovered in Europe in recent years.

R. C. ('Dick') Riley (1921-2006) was a prominent railway photographer who began with monochrome images before transitioning to color in the early 1950s, during a time when color film was both costly and slow. His career in banking allowed him to travel extensively, and with a trackside pass and industry contacts, he gained access to exclusive locations. From his early work until the end of main line steam in 1968, he captured countless transparencies, many of which remain unpublished. This large landscape format book features over 200 color images taken by Riley between the early 1950s and 1968, primarily focusing on the Southern and Western regions, while also including notable illustrations from the Eastern and London Midland regions. Additionally, Riley was an avid photographer of industrial railways, and the book presents a selection of these sites, along with details often overlooked by others. Vignettes accompany the photographs, and the text is compiled by his close friend and executor Rodney Lissenden, who drew from Riley's personal diaries to share anecdotal tales related to the images.