Windsock Mini Datafile

Hertfordshire: Albatross Publications, 2001. — 15 p. — (Windsock Mini Datafile 15). — ISBN10 1-902-207-30-0; ISBN13 978-1-902-207-30-8. The Italian Ansaldo company signed a contract on 26 January 1917 with Sopwith to produce versions of the successful Baby floatplane fighters and over 100 were ordered.Gregory Alegi has the full story and supports a detailed narrative with over...

Hertfordshire: Albatross Publications, 2001. — 17 p. — (Windsock Mini Datafile 17). — ISBN10 1-902-207-33-5; ISBN13 978-1-902-207-33-9. Describes the history of WWI Italian markings, their inception and their application with over 30 rare photos of a diverse number of types:Bleriots;Capronis;Ansaldos;Nieuports and many more. This comprehensive monograph also includes...

Hertfordshire: Albatross Publications, 1998. — 20 p. — (Windsock Mini Datafile 13). — ISBN10 1-902-207-08-4; ISBN13 978-1-902-207-08-7. The fascinating history of the 1915 Armstrong-Whitworth FK.3 'Little Ack' is related by the late Jack Bruce in this extended Mini that boasts 16 heavily illustrated pages with detailed plans in 1:72 and 1:48 scale and over 36 archive photos...

Hertfordshire: Albatross Publications, 1996. — 15 p. — (Windsock Mini Datafile 05). — ISBN10 0-948414-83-9. Racy high wing late war French monoplane fighter of striking design. This highly informative study comprises 16 pages packed with data, 23 rare archive photos and over four pages of scale drawings by Ian Stair with two colour photos of the restored Memorial Flight example...

Hertfordshire: Albatross Publications, 1997. — 19 p. — (Windsock Mini Datafile 09). — ISBN10 0-948-414-89-8; ISBN13 978-0-948-414-89-3. This pre-war design boasted an excellent performance and was admirably suited for fast scouting duties in the early months of WWI although lack of effective armament prevented it from becoming a truly useful fighter type.Several examples were...

Hertfordshire: Albatross Publications, 1996. — 10 p. — (Windsock Mini Datafile 04). — ISBN10 0-948414-82-0; ISBN13 978-0-948414-82-4. With over six pages of scale drawings by Colin Owers, this unique monograph from the late Jack Bruce details the curious French Spad S.A-2 and S.A.-4 pulpit fighters with the gunner's cockpit ahead of the engine and airscrew! The highly...

Hertfordshire: Albatross Publications, 1995. — 15 p. — (Windsock Mini Datafile 01). — ISBN10 0-948414-64-2; ISBN13 978-0-948414-64-0. Basically an Albatros D.I with larger wings and floats added, the W1 was made in small quantities and operated by the German Naval Service over the North Sea. This gets the full Datafile treatment, with B&W period photo's, colour profiles and...

Hertfordshire: Albatross Publications, 2001. — 12 p. — (Windsock Mini Datafile 18). — ISBN10 1-902-207-33-5. Of all the German Walfisch designs of WWI, the little DFW T 28 Floh must rank as the most unusual and this tubby biplane fighter has inspired many modelmakers since its first appearance in Windsock Vol.3, No.1. Our 18th -and final- Mini Datafile,written and illustrated...

Hertfordshire: Albatross Publications, 1998. — 16 p. — (Windsock Mini Datafile 12). — ISBN10 0-948-414-82-8; ISBN13 978-0-948-414-82-3. This all-metal cantilever design would help revolutionise aeroplane structures after WWI and has been recorded as 'the most structurally advanced aircraft of any nation to fly in World War One';a statement fully endorsed by the book's author...

Hertfordshire: Albatross Publications, 1997. — 16 p. — (Windsock Mini Datafile 11). — ISBN10 0-948-414-91-X; ISBN13 978-0-948-414-91-6. In Mini Datafile No. 11,Peter M Grosz relates the full story of the compact little Fokker fighter that proved very popular with its pilots. It saw limited combat service but performed a valuable role in training, providing the perfect means for...

Hertfordshire: Albatross Publications, 1995. — 15 p. — (Windsock Mini Datafile 02). — ISBN10 0-948414-73-1; ISBN13 978-0-948414-73-2. The revolutionary WWI helicopter makes for one of our most unusual titles! This extraordinary machine was far ahead of its time and although never deployed operationally ,the PKZ 2 made three dozen test flights before it was officially rejected...

Hertfordshire: Albatross Publications, 1998. — 16 p. — (Windsock Mini Datafile 14). — ISBN10 1-902-207-09-2; ISBN13 978-1-902-207-09-4. Another late-war German fighter design of potential, albeit unrealised, promise, the revolutionary Rumpler D.I was an exceedingly complex design that required considerable time for careful analysis,exhaustive design and testing but that time...

Hertfordshire: Albatross Publications, 1996. — 12 p. — (Windsock Mini Datafile 08). — ISBN10 0-948414-88-X; ISBN13 978-0-948414-88-6. Few 'firsts' in the world of aviation can be found without an earlier one turning up sometimes in a bizarre context. A case in point is the J V Martin K.III Kitten, a remarkable collection of innovative concepts combined in an aeroplane that was...

Hertfordshire: Albatross Publications, 1996. — 14 p. — (Windsock Mini Datafile 07). — ISBN10 0-948414-87-1; ISBN13 978-0-948414-87-9. Includes historical text and color profiles.

Hertfordshire: Albatross Publications, 2001. — 16 p. — (Windsock Mini Datafile 16). — ISBN10 1-902-207-31-9; ISBN13 978-1-902-207-31-5 Plenty of reference for the WWI German Parabellum and Bergmann machine guns as well as others;1:12 scale drawings and over 40 photos, one in full colour. An excellent resource written and illustrated by Harry Woodman,an acknowledged expert in...

Hertfordshire: Albatross Publications, 1995. — 12 p. — (Windsock Mini Datafile 03). — ISBN10 0-948414-81-2; ISBN13 978-0-948414-81-7. With 12 pages of text, and 1:12 scale drawings by author Harry Woodman showing the most common variations, this is the WWI modellers' ultimate resource for a truly historic and famous airborne weapon. Over 25 archive photos support the detailed...

Hertfordshire: Albatross Publications, 1997. — 12 p. — (Windsock Mini Datafile 10). — ISBN10 0-948414-90-1; ISBN13 978-0-948414-90-9. A small but very comprehensive mini datafile detailing the development of the Spandau machine gun, which became the standard method of armament on most German WWI warplanes. Interesting diagrams, close-up photography and am accompanying text make...

Hertfordshire: Albatross Publications, 1996. — 11 p. — (Windsock Mini Datafile 06). — ISBN10 0-948414-84-7; ISBN13 978-0-948414-84-8. With 12 pages of text, 1:12 scale drawings ,showing all the various permutations, this modest booklet is a modellers' 'must have'. Harry Woodman provides the full history of the Vickers machine gun as fitted to many Allied fighters and...