British and Empire Aces of World War I (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 45) - Softcover

Shores, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841763772 ISBN 13: 9781841763774

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2001

Synopsis

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.

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:

Christopher Shores is a well known author of authoritative aviation books, a specialist on aces and tactics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1841763772
• ISBN 13: 9781841763774
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Rolfe Mark