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Baldrick62
04-30-2012, 12:52
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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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Oberst Hajj
04-30-2012, 23:12
I wish these were still in print, I'd start picking them up.

john snelling
05-01-2012, 08:59
A very nice publication. Some of them can be seen free on the internet at http://www.scribd.com/collections/2291975/Profile-Publications?page=13

Grey Knight
05-01-2012, 09:28
Thanks for the info.

Guntruck
05-01-2012, 09:57
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David Manley
05-01-2012, 10:11
yeah, we gettit, gettit gettit :D

sirosis o liver
05-01-2012, 10:39
thats alot lol but sounds interesting

Grey
07-28-2014, 11:25
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

Grey
08-06-2014, 18:47
I have seen a CD for sale that includes copies of the whole series. Price seems to hover around $10.00 USD.

OldGuy59
08-06-2014, 19:15
This is the DVD publisher?

Aircraft by Profile Publications (http://www.vintageliterature.ca/pd-aircraft-by-profile-publications-262-military-history-books-on-dvd.cfm)

$9.97

clipper1801
08-06-2014, 19:35
This is the DVD publisher?

Aircraft by Profile Publications (http://www.vintageliterature.ca/pd-aircraft-by-profile-publications-262-military-history-books-on-dvd.cfm)

$9.97

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

OldGuy59
08-06-2014, 19:48
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.

predhead
08-07-2014, 11:32
I see these quite often on eBay. I have picked up a few there, all for less than ten bucks each.

Grey
08-25-2014, 16:26
This is the DVD publisher?

Aircraft by Profile Publications (http://www.vintageliterature.ca/pd-aircraft-by-profile-publications-262-military-history-books-on-dvd.cfm)

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

Grey
08-25-2014, 16:26
DUPE

monse
10-29-2020, 03:51
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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monse
10-30-2020, 04:25
The pictures of the Profile Publications are old fashioned but great.