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    Profile Publications
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    Summary:
    During the 1960s and 70s, Profile Publications Ltd produced over 200 A5 format books aircraft; mainly military subjects from WWI and WWII. Generally running to 10pp including covers, they offered a well-detailed overview of the development and use of each aircraft type, often including the assignment of individual serials aircraft to particular sqns, and providing tabulated weights and performance data. However, their greatest contribution to modellers were full colour 3-view and side elevation drawings depicting various sqn markings. While often reproduced in part, sometimes illegally as they remain within copyright although no-one seems to know who owns it now, and overtaken by Windsock Datafiles (for WWI subjects), they remain a reasonable source of information for modellers. I don't know who originally compiled this list of subjects, but they have my sincere thanks!
    1 R.A.F. SE5A
    2 Boeing P-12E
    3 Focke Wulf Fw190A
    4 Hawker Hunter F.6
    5 Vickers Vimy
    6 Bristol Bulldog
    7 Republic P-47D
    8 North American P-51D
    9 Albatros D.V
    10 Gloster Gauntlet
    11 Handley Page Halifax B.III, VI, VII
    12 Gloster Meteor F.8
    13 Sopwith Pup
    14 Boeing P-26
    15 Heinkel He111H
    16 FIAT CR.42
    17 SPAD XIII
    18 Hawker Fury
    19 Consolidated B-24J
    20 North American F-86A Sabre
    21 Bristol F2B Fighter
    22 FIAT CR.32
    23 Messerschmitt Bf110 Day Fighters
    24 Hawker Hurricane IIC
    25 Fokker D VII
    26 De Havilland DH4
    27 Boeing F4B-4
    28 Macchi C.202
    29 Junkers Ju88A
    30 North American F-100
    31 Sopwith Camel
    32 Westland Wapiti
    33 Gloster Gamecock & Grebe
    34 Fairey Battle
    35 Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk
    36 SAAB J29
    37 Curtiss JN-4 Jenny
    38 Fokker Eindekker
    39 Supermarine S.4 - S.6B
    40 Messerschmitt Bf109E
    41 Supermarine Spitfire I & II
    42 North American FJ Fury
    43 Pfalz D III
    44 Fairey IIIF
    45 Curtiss Army Hawks
    46 Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa
    47 Chance Vought F4U-1 Corsair
    48 De Havilland Vampire Mks. 5 & 9
    49 Nieuport N.17
    50 Sopwith Snipe
    51 Gee Bee Racers
    52 De Havilland Mosquito I - IV
    53 Grumman F4F-3
    54 English Electric Canberra I & IV
    55 Fokker Dr.I
    56 Fairey Flycatcher
    57 Hawker Hart
    58 Handley Page Hampden
    59 North American B-25A-G
    60 Douglas Skyraider
    61 SVA Scouts
    62 De Havilland DH9
    63 Fokker D.XXI
    64 Macchi MC.200
    65 Avro Lancaster I
    66 Vickers Valiant
    67 Fokker D VIII
    68 Thomas Morse Scouts
    69 Henschel Hs129
    70 Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate
    71 Hawker Sea Hawk
    72 Vickers Viscount 700
    73 Sopwith Triplane
    74 Short 184
    75 PZL P.11
    76 Junkers Ju87A & B
    77 Boeing B-17E & F
    78 Gloster Meteor F.IV
    79 Nieuport N.28
    80 Curtiss Hawk 75
    81 Hawker Typhoon
    82 Mitsubishi Ki-46 Dinah
    83 Boeing B-47
    84 Short Empire Flying Boats
    85 R.A.F. RE8
    86 Siemens Schuckert D III & D IV
    87 Fokker C.V
    88 Ilyushin Il-2
    89 Savoia Marchetti SM.79
    90 Chance Vought F8A - E Crusader
    91 De Havilland DH2
    92 Grumman F3F
    93 Bristol Blenheim I
    94 Focke Wulf Fw190D/Ta152
    95 Republic F-84F/RF-84F
    96 Douglas DC-3 (to Dec. 1941)
    97 De Havilland DH4 American
    98 Gloster Gladiator
    99 Focke Wulf Fw200
    100 North American P-51B & C
    101 Boeing B-29
    102 Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
    103 R.A.F. SE5
    104 PZL P.23 Karas
    105 Kawasaki Ki-45 Nick
    106 Lockheed P-38J-M
    107 Grumman F8F Bearcat
    108 De Havilland Comet 1 - 4
    109 Hanriot HD-1
    110 FIAT BR.20
    111 Hawker Hurricane I
    112 Martin B26B/C
    113 Messerschmitt Bf109G
    114 English Electric P.1 & Lightning F.1
    115 Gotha G I - G V
    116 Curtiss Navy Hawks
    117 Boulton Paul Defiant
    118 Kawasaki Ki-61 Hein
    119 FIAT G.91
    120 Lockheed Constellation
    121 Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
    122 Polikarpov I-16
    123 Reggiane Re.2000
    124 Curtiss SB2C
    125 Vickers Wellington I & II
    126 Hawker Sea Fury
    127 Albatros D.I - D.III
    128 Curtiss Shrike
    129 Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero-Sen
    130 Messerschmitt Me262
    131 Lockheed F-104G/CF-104
    132 De Havilland Tiger Moth
    133 R.A.F. BE2 series
    134 Fokker G.1
    135 Dewoitine D.520
    136 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk
    137 Bristol Beaufighter I & II
    138 SAAB J21A & R
    139 Bristol Scouts
    140 Hawker Audax & Hardy
    141 Nakajima B5N Kate
    142 Short Stirling I - V
    143 Dassault Ouragan
    144 De Havilland Dragon Rapide
    145 De Havilland DH.10
    146 Savoia Marchetti SM.81
    147 Morane Saulnier MS.406
    148 Junkers Ju88 Night Fighters
    149 Lavochkin La-5 & 7
    150 Chance Vought F4U-4 to -7
    151 Aviatik Berg D.I
    152 Avia B-534
    153 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mks I - VII
    154 Commonwealth Wirraway
    155 North American T-28
    156 Ford Trimotor
    157 Breguet XIV
    158 Ryan PT/ST series
    159 Westland Lysander
    160 Mitsubishi G3M Nell
    161 Messerschmitt Me210/410
    162 Avro Vulcan & 707
    163 Roland C II
    164 Dornier Do17 & 215
    165 Bell P-39 Airacobra
    166 Supermarine Spitfire V series
    167 Hawker Hunter Two-seaters
    168 Avro York
    169 Sopwith Dolphin
    170 PZL P.24
    171 Douglas TBD Devastator
    172 Mitsubishi Ki-21 Sally
    173 Liore et Olivier LeO 45
    174 De Havilland Hornet
    175 Phonix Scouts
    176 Fokker T.VIII
    177 Junkers Ju52
    178 Commonwealth Boomerang
    179 Gloster Javelin 1 - 6
    180 Sud Aviation Caravelle
    181 De Havilland DH5
    182 Handley Page Heyford
    183 Consolidated PBY Catalina
    184 Messerschmitt Bf109F
    185 Yakovlev Yak-9
    186 Canadair Sabre Mks 1-6
    187 Junkers Monoplanes
    188 FIAT G.50
    189 Short Sunderland I - V
    190 Mitsubishi A6M3 Hamp
    191 Westland Whirlwind (fighter)
    192 Boeing 707 & 720, C-135
    193 Bristol M.1
    194 Curtiss SOC Seagull
    195 Potez 63 series
    196 Douglas SBD Dauntless
    197 Hawker Tempest
    198 Hawker P.1127 & Kestrel
    199 Pfalz D.XII & XIV
    200 Martinsyde Elephant
    201 Bloch MB151 - 152
    202 Douglas A-20 Boston/Havoc
    203 Heinkel He162
    204 Lockheed P2V Neptume
    205 Boeing B-17G
    206 Supermarine Spitfire IX & XVI
    207 Messerschmitt Bf110 Night Fighters
    208 McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom
    209 De Havilland Mosquito VI
    210 Mitsubishi G4M Betty
    211 Junkers Ju87D
    212 Fairey Swordfish I - IV
    213 Kawanishi Rex & George
    214 Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger
    215 Arado Ar234
    216 Petlyakov Pe-2
    217 Brewster Buffalo
    218 Bristol Blenheim IV
    219 Heinkel He219
    220 Douglas Dakota I - IV
    221 Supermarine Seafire (Merlin)
    222 Bucker Jungmann
    223 Lockheed C-130
    224 Supermarine Walrus & Seagull
    225 Messerschmitt Me163
    226 Republic F-105
    227 Airspeed Oxford I - V
    228 Fieseler Fi156 Storch
    229 Vickers Warwick I - V
    230 Dassault Mirage III
    231 Lublin R.XIII
    232 Martin Maryland & Baltimore
    233 Kawanishi Mavis & Emily
    234 Heinkel He177
    235 Avro Lancaster II
    236 Mitsubishi A6M5 - 8 Zeke 52
    237 Bristol F2B Fighter (1918-32)
    238 Mikoyan MiG-21
    239 Vought A7A-E Corsair II
    240 Fairey Barracuda I - V
    241 Aichi/Yokosuka Val & Judy
    242 Ikarus IK Fighters
    243 Avro Shackleton Mks. 1 to 4
    244 Reggiane Re.2001, 2002, 2005
    245 Boeing B-52A-H
    246 Supermarine Spitfire Griffon XIV & XVIII
    247 Martin B-57
    248 De Havilland DH.9A
    249 Douglas R4D Skytrain
    250 Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde
    251 Vought-Sikorsky OS2U Kingfisher
    252 Grumman A-6 Intruder
    253 Lockheed Hudson
    254 Fairey Fulmar
    255 Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki
    256 Vickers Wellesley
    257 Udet U-12 Flamingo
    258 PZL P.37 Los
    259 General Dynamics F-111
    260 Avro Manchester
    261 Dornier Do217
    262 Republic P-47N
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    I wish these were still in print, I'd start picking them up.

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    A very nice publication. Some of them can be seen free on the internet at http://www.scribd.com/collections/22...ations?page=13

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    Thanks for the info.

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    yeah, we gettit, gettit gettit

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    thats alot lol but sounds interesting

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    Yes I picked up several here and there. Usually tucked away in a hobby shop.
    There were also bound editions of a whole series. I forget how many in each volume.

    I remember the ads that had the whole list you could check off for ordering. I checked off many. Never had the funds to order.

    IF I recall correctly I have:

    110 FIAT BR.20
    193 Bristol M.1
    212 Fairey Swordfish I - IV
    219 Heinkel He219

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    I have seen a CD for sale that includes copies of the whole series. Price seems to hover around $10.00 USD.

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    This is the DVD publisher?

    Aircraft by Profile Publications

    $9.97
    Mike
    "Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
    "Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59

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    Quote Originally Posted by OldGuy59 View Post
    This is the DVD publisher?

    Aircraft by Profile Publications

    $9.97
    Very awesome site for those of us who are into pioneer aircraft! Thanks! There goes a paycheck!

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    Quote Originally Posted by clipper1801 View Post
    Very awesome site for those of us who are into pioneer aircraft! Thanks! There goes a paycheck!
    Sorry, Dave. My money is going away, too.
    Mike
    "Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
    "Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59

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    I see these quite often on eBay. I have picked up a few there, all for less than ten bucks each.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OldGuy59 View Post
    This is the DVD publisher?

    Aircraft by Profile Publications

    $9.97
    Yes. I believe that is the one I've seen for sale on various sites.
    It looks lie a real bargain.

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    159 numbers of PROFILE PUBLICATIONS (1 to 159) can be freely downloaded from this link :
    https://rclibrary.co.uk/index.asp

    0) In the search bar, write « PROFILE PUBLICATIONS »
    1) Then select the cover you want to download.
    2) select Download Page.
    3) select Download File.

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    The pictures of the Profile Publications are old fashioned but great.
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