James F. Miller

DH 2 vs Albatros D I/D II

Western Front 1916

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Flown by Victoria Cross recipient Lanoe Hawker and the members of No 24 Sqn, the ungainly yet nimble DH 2 helped the Allies attain air superiority over the Somme in early 1916 and hold it through the summer. With its rotary engine 'pusher' configuration affording excellent visibility and eliminating the need for a synchronized machine gun, the DH 2 was more than a match for anything the Germans could put in the air. That is, until the arrival of the Albatros D II, a sleek inline-engined machine built for speed and with twin-gun firepower. Thus, the later part of 1916 saw an epic struggle in the skies above the Somme pitting the manoeuvrable y… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Laurier, Jim (Illustr.) / Postlethwaite, Mark (Illustr.) / Miller, James F. (Illustr.)

ISBN: 978-1-84908-705-6
EAN: 9781849087056
Produktnummer: 14844128
Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Seitenangabe: 80 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 3'356 KB
Abbildungen: 45 b/w; 18 col

Über den Autor

James F. Miller is a married father of two who lives in Naples, Florida. A commercial pilot and lifelong student of all aspects of aviation, his current research focuses on the middle years of World War I. James also completed the three-views for this volume.Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974 to 1978, and since graduating with Honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon. Jim completed the cover artworks, cockpit views, armament scrap views and Engaging the Enemy artwork for this volume. Mark Postlethwaite has developed a lifelong passion for aviation history. He first worked as a photographer before turning his attention solely to artwork, and is now highly regarded in his field for the quality and accuracy of his work. Mark is a valued Osprey artist and has contributed to more than 80 of its books. He completed the battlescene artwork for this volume.