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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: Easy E on 09 August 2019, 09:05:25 PM

Title: Korean Air War Sources?
Post by: Easy E on 09 August 2019, 09:05:25 PM
Greetings,

Does anyone know some good, easy to access sources for the Russian/Chinese/North Korean forces during the Korean Air War? 

I have a pretty good grasp of what the UN forces could field during the air war, but not as many good sources on the opfor. 

Any ideas? 
Title: Re: Korean Air War Sources?
Post by: FreakyFenton on 10 August 2019, 12:04:42 AM
Do you mean for miniatures or information? For information I would suggest Osprey books, they're good for looks and markings. Albeit at times you have to be careful as there are artistic liberties taken.

Squadron and signal publications have a few books on different aircraft from various wars. They're more in depth and describe combat uses, derivations in camouflage and whatnot. Which can be interesting for the modeller.
Title: Re: Korean Air War Sources?
Post by: flatpack on 10 August 2019, 07:14:20 AM
I looked into this several years ago, when I need colour schemes for 1/300 aircraft.
I remember going to a show in the uk, and myself and a mate both bought a copy of a hardback, a4 book, showing plenty of colour plates of the aircraft involved.
We were absolutely made up, that we had colour pictures of what we were after.
If we had looked a little closer, we would have noticed the book was written in Polish...oh well, it was the pictures we were after.

Then about a year ago, I bought a paperback, a4 publication by W. H. Smiths in the uk.
I guess it was called Air war over Korea.
This too had colour pictures in it, that would be useful.
You may be dale to still get it on line ?

Hope this helps.


Title: Re: Korean Air War Sources?
Post by: Ewan on 10 August 2019, 09:12:26 AM
https://www.helion.co.uk/fury-from-the-north-north-korean-air-force-in-the-korean-war-1950-1953.html

This book may be of use. Thanks