270509 - NORTH AFRICA CAMPAIGN 10th June to 13th May 1943 (Airframe Extra No 9)

Narrative by Patrick Branly, colour images by Richard J Caruana

Many active scale modellers like to build subjects based on a theme or historical event. This series looks at specific areas and events in the history of aerial warfare.

Covers the historical aspects of the battles on the ground and in the air in North Africa from Italy's declaration of war on France and the United Kingdom on the 10th June 1940 through to the surrender of all Axis forces in Tunisia on the 13th May 1943. The historical narrative is by Patrick Branly with numerous period images; colour profiles by Richard J Caruana.

AE09 features 6 specially commissioned kit builds:

1/72nd Heinkel He 111, 1/72nd Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk Ia,

1/72nd Dewoitine D.520 by Libor Jekl;

1/144th Junkers Ju 52/3m, 1/48th Bf 110C-2/Trop,

1/32nd Hawker Hurricane Mk IId by Steve Evans.