Bristol F2 Fighter Aces of World War 1
This is the history of the best Allied fighter-destroyer of World War 1 and the pilots who flew it. Nicknamed Biff by the pilots, the Bristol F2 Fighter enjoyed extraordinary success over the Western Front in the final 18 months of the war. However, it had an inauspicious debut, as an entire flight of F2As was wiped out by von Richthofen's Jasta 11. A new improved F2B was soon delivered to the front which functioned in an entirely different manner. The crews operated the plane not as a standard two-seater, but as a single-seat with a sting in the tail in the form of a rear gunner with a Lewis machine gun. Numerous ace teams earned the Biff gr…
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Weitere Autoren: Dempsey, Harry (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-84603-201-1
- EAN: 9781846032011
- Produktnummer: 2814940
- Verlag: Osprey Pub Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 96 S.
- Masse: H24.2 cm x B18.7 cm x D0.7 cm 308 g
- Reihenbandnummer: 079
- Gewicht: 308
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A resident of Leesburg, Virginia, Jon Guttman is senior editor, research director and contributing writer for Primedia Enthusiast Publications. Specialising in World War 1 aviation, he has written 11 titles in the past, including Spad VII Aces of WW1, Spad XII/XIII Aces of WW1 and the forthcoming Balloon Buster Aces in the Osprey Aces series, as well as Spa.124 Lafayette Escadrille and Groupe de Combat 12 'Les Cigognes' in the Osprey Aviation Elite Units series.Harry Dempsey has been passionate about WW 1 aviation for over 30 years, having produced the most technically accurate artwork on the subject. He has illustrated all the WW 1 aces books to date.
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