Valiant Wings Publishing

Valiant Wings Publishing Aviation book specialists Our Aviation Histories cover memoirs of veterans hitherto unknown and unsung.

We publish in depth studies of single aircraft types of particular interest to aviation modellers of all ages and skill levels under our Airframe & Miniature and Airframe Album series. We also market an expanding range of model aircraft accessory sets

Hopefully you still have our book on the type? If not, one of our book traders may still have a copy. https://www.valian...
12/12/2025

Hopefully you still have our book on the type? If not, one of our book traders may still have a copy. https://www.valiant-wings.co.uk/airframe--miniature-no1-second-edition-5164-p.asp

🇬🇧 We present the boxart of a new Arma Hobby kit!

We are proud to reveal the boxart of our upcoming Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a “White 3” (W.Nr. 500071).
The kit will enter pre-order later this year, with availability planned for the end of January 2026.

✈️ Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a “White 3” (W.Nr. 500071)
This Me 262 was assembled in late March 1945 at the Messerschmitt-Obertraubling plant and assigned to III./JG 7. On 25 April 1945, piloted by 23-year-old Hans Guido Mutke from Neisse (Nysa), it took off from the Munich area. Due to a lack of fuel, the aircraft made an emergency landing at the neutral Zürich-Dübendorf airfield in Switzerland, where it was interned.

The aircraft was returned to Germany in 1957 and is now on display at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, preserved as one of the best surviving Me 262s.

Mutke is also associated with another remarkable flight — on 9 April 1945, during a steep dive, he may have briefly exceeded the speed of sound. If so, he would have been the first pilot to survive a supersonic flight.

🎨 Boxart artwork by Piotr Forkasiewicz

In the coming weeks, expect lots of information about this kit.

🇵🇱 Przedstawiamy boxart nowego modelu Arma Hobby!

Z przyjemnością prezentujemy boxart naszego nowego modelu Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a „Biała 3” (W.Nr. 500071).
Zestaw trafi do przedsprzedaży jeszcze w tym roku, a jego dostępność planowana jest na koniec stycznia 2026 r.

✈️ Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a „Biała 3” (W.Nr. 500071)
Ten Me 262 został zmontowany pod koniec marca 1945 r. w zakładach Messerschmitt-Obertraubling i przydzielony do III./JG 7. 25 kwietnia 1945 r. wystartował z rejonu Monachium, pilotowany przez 23-letniego Hansa Guido Mutkego z Nysy. Z powodu brakupaliwa samolot awaryjnie wylądował na neutralnym lotnisku Zürich-Dübendorf, gdzie został internowany.

Maszyna wróciła do Niemiec w 1957 r. i dziś jest eksponowana w Deutsches Museum w Monachium jako jeden z najlepiej zachowanych Me 262.

Mutke zapisał się w historii także innym lotem — 9 kwietnia 1945 r., gdy w stromym nurkowaniu mógł chwilowo przekroczyć barierę dźwięku. Jeśli tak było, byłby pierwszym pilotem, który przeżył lot naddźwiękowy.

🎨 Autor boxartu: Piotr Forkasiewicz

W najbliższych tygodniach możecie spodziewać się wielu informacji o tym modelu.

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After five very active and productive years at our storage unit in Bedford, we have now moved to new premises just outsi...
20/11/2025

After five very active and productive years at our storage unit in Bedford, we have now moved to new premises just outside the town. New address is:

Unit 1 Crowhill Farm
Ravensden Road
Bedford
MK44 2QS
UK.

Contact emails and mobile 'phone numbers remain the same. We are waiting for confirmation of our landline number from British Telecom

News coming soon about our next Airframe & Miniature title.

Many thanks again for buying our books.

With this recently arrived from Special Hobby you'll definitely need our new book, if only to check out Libor Jekl's sup...
17/11/2025

With this recently arrived from Special Hobby you'll definitely need our new book, if only to check out Libor Jekl's superb kit build.

By all accounts our new Fairey Battle book is selling well at Telford.
08/11/2025

By all accounts our new Fairey Battle book is selling well at Telford.

Our Lancaster Part 1 book is coming back very soon after being out of print. Keep your eyes peeled....
08/11/2025

Our Lancaster Part 1 book is coming back very soon after being out of print. Keep your eyes peeled....

Well, with the new Airfix 1/24 scale announcement you will definitely need one of these. If you are at Telford you'll fi...
07/11/2025

Well, with the new Airfix 1/24 scale announcement you will definitely need one of these. If you are at Telford you'll find us in Hall 1.

Our Fairey Battle book has now been mailed to all pre-ordering customers. If you are going to SMW 2025 you can also pick...
06/11/2025

Our Fairey Battle book has now been mailed to all pre-ordering customers. If you are going to SMW 2025 you can also pick up a copy off our stand in Hall 1, Row J.

We will also be announcing another reprint of our first volume of the Lancaster book and another new Airframe & Miniature title. See you there-all will be revealed.....

Our Fairey Battle Book is now on press. There is still time to preorder before November 4th and save £2.50 on cover pric...
26/10/2025

Our Fairey Battle Book is now on press. There is still time to preorder before November 4th and save £2.50 on cover price. Meanwhile, here are some sample images to keep you going....

And our next book is.....Airframe Detail No.11-The Fairey Battle. 136 pages. Essential for anyone tackling any Battle ki...
23/10/2025

And our next book is.....Airframe Detail No.11-The Fairey Battle.

136 pages. Essential for anyone tackling any Battle kit in any scale, particularly the new Azur-Fromm and Trumpeter toolings. A wealth of period detail images, many provided by the late, great Ian Huntley. Superb model builds by Libor Jekl and Steve Evans. Preorder here before November 4th and save £2.50 . https://www.valiant-wings.co.uk/pre-order-airframe-detail-no11-6031-p.asp

Just a quick heads up as these are about to go out of print. Still time to add them to your collection though if you hur...
30/08/2025

Just a quick heads up as these are about to go out of print. Still time to add them to your collection though if you hurry.

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