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Informationen zum Autor Victor Kulikov has had a lifelong interest in Imperial Russian aviation in World War 1, and has been particularly active in gathering information from Russian archives. Many of his articles, devoted to the history of Imperial Russian aviation, have been published in magazines in the UK ( Windsock International and Cross & Cockade ), France ( Avions and Aero-Journal ), and the USA ( Over the Front , WW I Aero and Air Power History ). He is also the co-author of the volume Imperial Russian Air Forces, published by Flying Machine Press in 1995. Harry Dempsey has been passionate about World War 1 aviation for more than 30 years, resulting in the production of some of the most technically accurate artwork on the subject for Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series. He has illustrated a vast number of World War 1 titles in Osprey's ever-growing range of best-selling aviation titles. Mark Postlethwaite was born in Leicestershire in 1964 and 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. He became the youngest elected member of the Guild of Aviation Artists in 1991. Mark is a valued Osprey artist and has contributed to more than 100 of its books. Klappentext Although the Russian Imperial Army Air Service consisted of no more than four BAGs (Boevaya Aviatsionniy Gruppa - battle aviation groups), each controlling three or four smaller AOIs (Aviatsionniy Otryad Istrebitelei - fighter aviation detachments) equipped with a variety of aircraft types, its fighter pilots nevertheless gave a good account of themselves. Indeed, during three years of war they claimed more than 200 Austro-Hungarian and German aircraft shot down, creating 13 aces - these elite aviators accounted for around half of the victories claimed on the Eastern Front. Pilots flew a variety of fighter types, with French Nieuport scouts and SPAD VIIs proving to be the most popular, and effective, aeroplanes to see service on this front. The exploits of these aces are detailed here, with information based on material newly sourced by the author from Russian military and private archives. Many previously unpublished photographs are used to illustrate this book, supported by full-colour profiles that reveal how striking some of the aces' fighters were in this often-forgotten theatre of World War I. "In this small compendium Victor Kulikov presents those Russian Army Aviation Service pilots who were considered aces. This volume provides the relevant facts, dates, and locations of the aces' actions and their eventual personal outcome if they outlived the war and revolution. In some cases there are narratives in the pilots' own words, which always provide interesting vignettes of the historical events."- "Over the Front "(Summer 2013)."..what a ripping read! Make this exciting effort your introduction to these forgotten heroes."- David L. Veres, www.cybermodeler.com (June 2013)"This narrowed focus details the planes, the aces, their strategies and their key battles of the times, using information based on material newly sourced by the author from Russian military and private archives. The result is an outstanding analysis suitable for any aviation history or World War I military holding."- "The Midwest Book Review "(July 2013) The Russian air arm exclusively flew French- and British-designed fighters such as the Morane-Saulnier Type G, Nieuport Scouts and Sopwith ½ Strutters. Zusammenfassung Featuring previously unpublished photographs, the story of the Russian air arm, which exclusively flew French- and British-designed fighters such as the Morane-Saulnier Type G, Nieuport Scouts and Sopwith ½ Strutters. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Fighter aviation in Russia
