British and Empire Aces of World War 1
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British and Empire Aces of World War 1

  1. 96 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

British and Empire Aces of World War 1

About this book

An illustrated history of how the British fighter developed, both single- and two-seaters.

At the outset of World War I the British had some 110 assorted aircraft, used mostly for the visual reconnaissance role. With the advent of faster and more agile single-seaters, the Allies and their adversaries raced to outdo each other in the creation of genuinely effective fighters with fixed forward-firing machine gun armament. It was not until 1917 that the British developed a truly effective interrupter gear, which paved the way for excellent single seaters such as the Sopwith Triplane Camel and the RAF S.E.5., later joined by the Bristol F.2B - the war's best two-seat fighter.

This volume traces the rapid development of the fighter in World War I and the amazing exploits of the British and Empire aces who flew them.

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Information

Year
2012
Print ISBN
9781841763774
eBook ISBN
9781782006770
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Chapter One: Early Days
  5. Chapter Two: 1916: Clash of Wings
  6. Chapter Three: 1917: No Let Up
  7. Chapter Four: 1918: The Royal Air Force is Born
  8. Chapter Five: The Nature of Claims
  9. Chapter Six: A-Z of Aces
  10. Appendices
  11. Colour Plates Commentary
  12. Related Titles
  13. Imprint