British and Empire Aces of World War 1 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781841763774)

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.

Author: Christopher Shores
ISBN-10: 1841763772
ISBN-13: 9781841763774
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 12/25/2001
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.82h x 7.30w x 0.29d