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British and Empire Aces of World War 1
Series: Aircraft of the Aces
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See moreAn illustrated history of how the British fighter developed, both single- and two-seaters.
An illustrated history of how the British fighter developed, both single- and two-seaters.
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An illustrated history of how the British fighter developed, both single- and two-seaters.
At the outset of World War I, the British possessed some 110 assorted aircraft, used predominantly for visual reconnaissance. With the emergence of faster and more agile single-seaters, the Allies and their adversaries engaged in a race to develop genuinely effective fighters equipped with fixed forward-firing machine gun armament. It was not until 1917 that the British succeeded in creating a truly effective interrupter gear, leading to the production of excellent single seaters such as the Sopwith Triplane Camel and the RAF S.E.5, later accompanied by the Bristol F.2B - lauded as the war's finest two-seat fighter.
British and Empire Aces of World War 1 explores the rapid evolution of the fighter during World War I and chronicles the extraordinary feats of the British and Empire aces who piloted them.
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British and Empire Aces of World War 1
An illustrated history of how the British fighter developed, both single- and two-seaters. At the outset of World War I, the British possessed some 110 assorted aircraft, used predominantly for visual reconnaissance. With the emergence of faster and more agile single-seaters, the Allies and their adversaries engaged in a race to develop genuinely effective fighters equipped with fixed forward-firing machine...PaperbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781841763774
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 December 2001
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Illustration: 101 b/w; 37 col
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Mark Rolfe
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 7.0mm
Width: 184.0mm
Height: 248.0mm
Weight: 366g
Pages: 96
About the Author
Christopher Shores is a well known author of authoritative aviation books, a specialist on aces and tactics.
Mark Rolfe is an extremely talented profile artist. He has worked on a number of titles in Ospreyβs Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft series.
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