Nieuport Aces of World War I (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 33) (Aircraft of the Aces, 33) - Softcover

Franks, Norman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1855329611 ISBN 13: 9781855329614

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

The French Nieuport company provided the Allied air forces with the first true fighter scout of World War 1 in the shape of the diminutive XI of 1915. Based on the Bebe racer, built for the abandoned Gordon-Bennett Trophy of the previous year, the aircraft utilised a sesquiplane (lower wing much smaller than the upper wing) arrangement which gave the XI extreme manoeuvrability. It was the only scout respected by the all-conquering German Fokker E-series of 1915-16, and was flown by French, British, Russian, Belgian and Italian aces. The XI was replaced from May 1916 onwards by the bigger and more powerful XVII. which proved to be one of the best fighters of World War 1.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series combines full colour artwork, the best archival contemporary photography, and first hand accounts from aces to bring history's greatest airborne conflicts to life.

About the Author:

Norman Franks is one of the world's leading authorities on World War 1 fighter aviation, having published some of the seminal works on the subject. He is currently working on a long list of volumes on Great War aces for Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1855329611
• ISBN 13: 9781855329614
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 100
• Illustrator: Dempsey Harry