canada's wings 2 liberator and fortress

[brewerjerry]

Hi All,

           Just managed to get a copy of canada's wings 2   

    B-24 & B-17 for only $20 cad

 

       At the back is a pouch with pull out drawings of the B-24

 

     I just wondered if anyone knows

 

as the book is secondhand

 

if there was only ever one pull out sheet of drawings

 

 or it there was more than one ?  

 

   cheers

      jerry 

 

[Carl V]

Hi, Jerry;

There was one sheet of drawings in the pocket, which when unfolded measured 18" by 24" and printed on both sides.

We were highly pleased by these drawings, drawn by the incomparable George Hopp.  We were fortunately enough to obtain original Consolidated drawings, and, in addition, George and a team of helpers measured measured every inch of the Liberator in the National Capital Aviation Museum.  This gave us accurate drawings of the Ford-built Liberators, which had an entirely different panel structure.

Were there actual drawings in the pocket of your book?

Carl

[brewerjerry]

Hi Carl 

             Many thanks for the reply and your help in the past here on BM

 

   Yes there is one sheet in the pocket and like the book is in very good condition, I think i got a bargain 

 

    The book is excellent and the content is way beyond what i was expecting, especially for me the sections with info the west coast Libs 

 

  It mentions other books , were there any others produced  after No 2 ? 

 

    cheers

       jerry

Edited June 16, 2021 by brewerjerry

[Scott Hemsley]

Unfortunately Carl only published two of the books in the planned Canada Wings series - the Blackburn Shark and the one you have, on the Liberators & Fortress.   I'm not sure of the backstory as to why only the two were published, but there you have it.

 

 

Scott

[brewerjerry]

56 minutes ago, Scott Hemsley said:

Unfortunately Carl only published two of the books in the planned Canada Wings series - the Blackburn Shark and the one you have .......

 

Scott

Hi

    Thanks I will keep an eye out for the other one 

  that is hopefully within my hobby budget 

     cheers

         jerry 

Edited June 16, 2021 by brewerjerry

[tempestfan]

16 hours ago, brewerjerry said:

Hi Carl 

             Many thanks for the reply and your help in the past here on BM

 

   Yes there is one sheet in the pocket and like the book is in very good condition, I think i got a bargain 

 

    The book is excellent and the content is way beyond what i was expecting, especially for me the sections with info the west coast Libs 

 

  It mentions other books , were there any others produced  after No 2 ? 

 

    cheers

       jerry

I remember having looked for the Shark book now you mention the series, and checking for both on various sites I can only agree - you definitely got a bargain! But then most books on Canadian subjects seem to have gone through the roof since I bought mine, be it the Page books on the Avros, or Larry Milberry's works. But thanks for reminding me of the two and putting me on the search track 🙂

[dogsbody]

Here's what you get. I've added a AA battery for scale.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris

[brewerjerry]

Hi Chris

               Thanks exactly the same as the ones that came with the book I have 

   cheers

      jerry 

[dogsbody]

5 hours ago, brewerjerry said:

Hi Chris

               Thanks exactly the same as the ones that came with the book I have 

   cheers

      jerry 

 

I bought mine online a few years ago, but I don't remember where from now. I also have two copies of Carl's Shark book. A soft-covered one and a hard-cover with a similar fold-out sheet at the back. Some years ago, I managed to get a free copy of the Shark fold-out through IPMSCanada. 

 

 

 

Chris

[tempestfan]

Thanks Chris for the pic of the drawings - I love good-looking scale drawings! As I said, both on the hunt list.