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Title: The Flying Colours of Richard J. Caruana
Author: Richard J. Caruana
Publisher: MMP Books
ISBN: 978-83-67227-20-9

A Bookazine Collection number 1, a 48-page landscape format soft-cover collection of marvellous artwork, all from the hands of artist Richard J. Caruana, a celebration of his 50 years of aircraft illustrations.
This is a good cross section of the work from the author over the years, from the opening page with the index and a background of the Wright Flyer. This is followed by 9 separate sections, featuring some background text and a collection of profiles, many with additional details enlarged. The subjects feature the Airco DH2, SE5a, Seversky P-35, Short Stirling, IMAM Ro043, Desert Me 1092 of JG27, Douglas F4D Skyray and Fleet Air Arm Phantoms. All have a great selection of different aircraft profiles and colour schemes. To round things off, something a little different, a piece in memory of pilot James Livingstone Boyd, and the profiles of both a Spitfire and a Hurricane, which he flew in defence of Malta.
This is a super collection of aircraft profiles, and a marvellous indicator of 50 years of work as an aircraft illustrator. Over the years I have seen many examples of the authors' work and having them collected together in this way is a real pleasure to see. As it says, this is just volume 1 so I for one will be looking forward to seeing what comes next. One for aviation enthusiasts and modellers alike.
Thanks to Casemate UK, who are the distributors for the MMP Books ranges for our review copy.

Robin