Le Noratlas: Du Nord 2500 au Nord 2508 by Xavier Capy & Gilbert Millas
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Book Review
This is a new hard-backed title from Lela Presse and it has 368 pages with over 1,000 photographs and 23 colour side profiles. The book is hardback, with a wrap-cover like an annual, no loose dust jacket, but this way is more durable. Inside the text is in French throughout, even the photo captions, but basically it charts the design of the type, the prototypes and then the development and operational use of it in all its variants from the 2500 through to the 2508. This operational coverage deals with its use all around the world, not just in France. There is also a section looking at special variants, and this like all the other sections, includes a mass of period black & white and colour images. The projected versions of the type are also covered, although as none were actually built, the coverage tends to be narrative with the occasional line drawing. Operations by the Armée de l'Air are covered in detail, once again with lots of period photos and a number of modern colour side profiles. Every unit that operated the type is covered and there are some dramatic images, including the one of No.35 (F-RBHM) lost on the 29th April 1964 near Sentenac-de-Sérou - the impact left a ghost image of the aircraft in the embankment, spooky! Next comes coverage of the use of the type by the Luftwaffe, followed by assignments abroad to Portugal, Greece, Israel and numerous countries in Africa. Coverage then moves to civil operations by the type both in France and elsewhere in the world, followed by a look at those machines that have been preserved. The final chapter is actually a technical description of the type, which holds a mass of period technical diagrams and photographs and this is followed by a look at model kits of the type. The appendices list the production in France, and Germany, a list of all the units that used the type and a good bibliography.
Conclusion
This is certainly a really detailed look at a type that operated for many years and saw use outside of its home country. The type has been done in kit form over the years, so there is a lot of potential for the modeller in this title. The depth of information in the text is limited if you don't rear French, but the pictures..., wow! Say no more, it is highly recommended if you have an interest in the type, as I don't think it will disappoint.
Our thanks to Lela Presse for the review sample, this should be available from specialist outlets in the UK, but if you have any problems visit their website www.avions-bateaux.com or email contact@avions-bateaux.com
This is a new hard-backed title from Lela Presse and it has 368 pages with over 1,000 photographs and 23 colour side profiles. The book is hardback, with a wrap-cover like an annual, no loose dust jacket, but this way is more durable. Inside the text is in French throughout, even the photo captions, but basically it charts the design of the type, the prototypes and then the development and operational use of it in all its variants from the 2500 through to the 2508. This operational coverage deals with its use all around the world, not just in France. There is also a section looking at special variants, and this like all the other sections, includes a mass of period black & white and colour images. The projected versions of the type are also covered, although as none were actually built, the coverage tends to be narrative with the occasional line drawing. Operations by the Armée de l'Air are covered in detail, once again with lots of period photos and a number of modern colour side profiles. Every unit that operated the type is covered and there are some dramatic images, including the one of No.35 (F-RBHM) lost on the 29th April 1964 near Sentenac-de-Sérou - the impact left a ghost image of the aircraft in the embankment, spooky! Next comes coverage of the use of the type by the Luftwaffe, followed by assignments abroad to Portugal, Greece, Israel and numerous countries in Africa. Coverage then moves to civil operations by the type both in France and elsewhere in the world, followed by a look at those machines that have been preserved. The final chapter is actually a technical description of the type, which holds a mass of period technical diagrams and photographs and this is followed by a look at model kits of the type. The appendices list the production in France, and Germany, a list of all the units that used the type and a good bibliography.
Conclusion
This is certainly a really detailed look at a type that operated for many years and saw use outside of its home country. The type has been done in kit form over the years, so there is a lot of potential for the modeller in this title. The depth of information in the text is limited if you don't rear French, but the pictures..., wow! Say no more, it is highly recommended if you have an interest in the type, as I don't think it will disappoint.
Our thanks to Lela Presse for the review sample, this should be available from specialist outlets in the UK, but if you have any problems visit their website www.avions-bateaux.com or email contact@avions-bateaux.com
