Breguet 27 (French Wings) Paperback – February 19, 2014

good information on a seldom seen project

Jose Fernandez does a generally good job describing three of the what can be arguably described as ugly aircraft of the French air force of the 1930s. As the other reviewers point out, the book covers the Breguet 27 as well as the Potez 39 and ANF-Mureaux 113/115/117. All were either sesquiplane biplanes (in the case of the Breguet 27) or high-wing monoplanes (in the case of the Potez and Mureaux) with struts, open cockpits, and fixed landing gear. These were largely retrograde features when these aircraft appeared and condemned them to second-class status when pitted against more modern fighters early on in WW2. Nevertheless Fernandez does a good job describing the history, structure, and operational deployment of all three aircraft. The book is loaded with photographs and color illustrations. It also touches upon the foreign operations of these aircraft. The only features missing are technical specifications (highly surprising in a book of this nature) as well as cutaway illustrations, which would have been a nice feature. As a result, I give the book four stars.

Item delivered on time, was as described

In the mid to late 1920’s the French air force went out to buy additional aircraft to replace the wartime planes. By then, engine horsepower had increased substantially from the World War I aircraft. The new engines were approaching a thousand horsepower offering the possibility of much better performance. Further the use of metal such as aluminum to replace the wood and fabric of the earlier planes offered the strength to take advantage of the new powerful engines. The three aircraft discussed in this book were the result.A problem in that time frame was that the aluminum producers had formed a cartel to demand high, prohibitively high prices. As a result, the Breguet 27, as pictured on the cover of the book used a steel backbone for their plane. This backbone ran from the engine mounts through to the tail with a cockpit and the wings attached to it. It makes, in our eyes, a pretty goofy looking airplane. Even stranger, these aircraft were still in service with the French air force at the beginning of World War II. Can you imagine flying any of these up against Messerschmitt 109s?As with other publications from this publisher, this book is filled with pictures of these planes from the time they were used, along with color illustrations of the planes in the colors they were used in operation.

Excellent volume for the money. Good balance of text and illustrations. I can't add anything else to the older reviews

Not until I received this book did I realize that it covered not just the Br 27, but the Potez 36 and Mureaux 115/117 as well, with each plane getting roughly one third of the book. This is good and bad. As a modeler with many unbuilt kits, including the Heller Mureaux 117, I'm glad I now have more info on the latter. Unfortunately, I wanted lots of info on the 3 seat Br 27. The book really only covers the 2 seat Br 27. Nevertheless, I would recommend it overall for all the info it does provide.

Simpatico libro che in poche pagine descrive efficacemente tre aerei francesi non molto conosciuti, usati per la ricognizione principalmente tra le due guerre ma con sporadici impieghi durante la seconda.Completamente illustrato con profili a colori e foto in B/N di cui varie di dettagli utilissimi per i modellisti.

Excellent source of information for the modeller and aviation enthusiast.the technical description and service life narrative of the 3 French types Breguet 27 Potez 39 and les Mureaux 113 / 115/117 is very brief, priority Is given to unpublished photos and details photos plus very nice colour artwork.Highly recommended.

Very interesting, detailed review of three aircraft types used for the same role: recon and observation. Lots of large photos and drawings. Excellent!

Cette fois-ci, le très connu José Fernandez s'attaque à trois avions dont deux peu connus et un qui l'est davantage, mais qui a été peu traité. Pour des raisons commerciales, j'aurais mis les Mureaux 115/117 en tête...Toujours un beau papier glacé, un texte concis mais pas sommaire qui dit l'essentiel, de belles photos N&B et une abondance de dessins couleur.Un ouvrage à posséder absolument à un prix modéré. Je guette la parution des autres titres de la série.

Is difficult to find more adjectives to apply to the books coming at a steady rate from Mushroom Publications. Not only they tackle difficult and not well known subjects or aircraft, but in doing that, in my view, they succed in presenting very interesting books with deep analyzis of the subjects with many photos, beautiful colour views and, when known , details on individual aircraft.This time they deal with three less known French aircraft but important in their time - The Breguet 27, the Potez 39 and the Mureaux series of reconnnaissance aircraft.As I had a special interest in the Mureaux as one of them was interned in Portugal during WWI , I was not disapointed with the pages dedicated to it, with a clear explanation of the different variants, many photos and beautiful colour side and plan views and the units using them. Very good work. The same treatment is done to the other aircraft including their service in foreign countries.Only a small detail I would like to see changed: the replacement of the soft cover for an hard cover, even if the price went a little higher.