British and Empire Aces of World War 1

British and Empire Aces of World War 1
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 97
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ISBN-10 : 9781782007395
ISBN-13 : 1782007393
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Book Synopsis British and Empire Aces of World War 1 by : Christopher Shores

Download or read book British and Empire Aces of World War 1 written by Christopher Shores and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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