English Summary/英文概要： The Pfalz D.III/D.IIIa was critical to the strength of the German Luftstreitkräfte in the First World War. As well as providing detailed information on the aircraft’s design, Construction and marking variations, this book presents, with extensive illustrations and superb attention to detail, five different builds. Moreover, via illustrations of the aircraft’s virtual form within the flight simulator game IL2 Sturmovik: Great Battles, it explores the world of digital paint schemes and their use in model making.

• A guide to the history, markings, physical and digital models of the Pfalz D.III and D.IIIa. • Features five builds of different model kits of the Pfalz. • Outlines various model making techniques common in WWI aircraft models. • Illustrates many squadron paint schemes. • Explains factory markings and shows many different

M. R. Bentley has had a fascination with military aircraft his entire life. From a young age he has been building model kits, primarily focusing on First and Second World War aircraft. In the past few years, he has become increasingly interested in Pfalz machines and their paint schemes, and since 2009 he has been flying in flight simulators and making digital skins for a broad range of virtual aircraft. First World War Aircraft In Scale: The Pfalz D.III and D.IIIa is his first book.