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PaperbackEngels9781841762227
25-8-2001
The SPAD VII was the first effective French heavy fighter scout of World War I. It was also the preferred mount of many leading allied aces including the British, Americans, Belgians, Italians and Russians. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781849084758
20-4-2011
When originally conceived, the French SPAD VII and German Albatros D II represented steps away from an emphasis on manoeuvre in aerial combat in favour of speed and durability. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781849086646
20-5-2012
Looks at the many flying naval heroes who served alongside or against those of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). While the RNAS operated its own formidable arsenal of Nieuport and Sopwith scouts over the Flanders coast, the German Navy countered with its own Land Feld Jagdstaffeln and Seefront Staffeln. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781780961767
20-10-2012
A definitive technical guide to the Sopwith Camel, featuring illustrations and profiles. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781472820334
9-3-2018
The German Zeppelin threat of World War I terrified the British public and presaged the Blitz of World War II. This fully illustrated study tells the fascinating story of the first ever German aircraft to attack British soil and the defences that sought to bring them down. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781841763163
25-5-2002
This volume details the exploits of the pilots who flew the successful SPAD XIII and the trickier SPAD XII. Built because of the combat inadequacies of the SPAD VII, the XIII first entered service with the French in late 1917. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781846034329
10-4-2009
The Fokker D VII earned a reputation as the most formidable fighter of the war, yet the SPAD XIII's greater speed, especially in a dive, and its outstanding durability proved a fearsome rival. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781846034718
10-10-2009
Presents the story of the design and development of two fighters - SE 5a Vs Albatros D V - and concludes with their dramatic fights in the last year of World War I. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781846032011
10-9-2007
Nicknamed 'Biff' by the pilots, the Bristol F2 Fighter enjoyed extraordinary over the Western Front in the final 18 months of the war. This book charts the development of the plane from its unpromising beginnings, to the revised model operating with a new kind of tactics. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781846032936
5-3-2008
The fascinating story of arguably the most recognized fighters of World War 1 - their development and the thrilling series of dangerous actions in the skies above the trenches. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781782003533
20-4-2014
This book gives a detailed look at the developmental history of the two fighters, contrasting the interrupter gear-equipped Fokker with the more improvised solution incorporated in the Nieuport – a machine gun fitted to the upper wing to avoid the propeller entirely. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781782008019
20-1-2015
Many fighter aces began their careers in two-seaters, but a surprising number of British, French and German aircrews managed to achieve acedom in those not-so-helpless workhorses too. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781841768779
10-7-2005
A thorough history of the aces that took on enemy observation balloons and won. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781849083454
20-7-2011
Covering all the naval fighter pilots to achieve ace status during World War I, this book examines the elite members of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). Meer