SPAD XII/XIII Aces of World War I - print on demand

Informationen zum Autor Jon Guttman, a resident of Leesburg, Virginia, is currently research director for Historynet.com. Specialising in World War I aviation, he has written numerous titles for Osprey including the popular Aircraft of the Aces 66: Balloon-Busting Aces of World War I . Klappentext This book details the exploits of the pilots who flew the hugely successful SPAD XIII and the trickier SPAD XII. Built in response to the combat inadequacies of the SPAD VII, the XIII first entered service with the French Aviation Militaire in late 1917. Despite suffering engine unreliability, the XIII enjoyed great success on the Western Front, where it was flown by numerous French, American, Italian and Belgian aces, including Eddie Rickenbacker, leading US ace of World War I. The SPAD XII, meanwhile, was the product of numerous improvements to the SPAD VII model. Entering service in July 1917, the aircraft boasted a single-shot 37 mm Puteaux cannon, which had to be hand-reloaded in flight! Tricky to fly, the XII was only issued to experienced pilots, and was flown briefly by a number of aces. Zusammenfassung This volume details the exploits of the pilots who flew the successful SPAD XIII and the trickier SPAD XII. Built because of the combat inadequacies of the SPAD VII, the XIII first entered service with the French in late 1917. The SPAD XII was the product of improvements to the SPAD VII.

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• Autori: Jon Guttman, Guttman Jon
• Con la collaborazione di: Harry Dempsey (Illustrazione), Dempsey Harry (Illustrazione), Styling Mark (Illustrazione), Wyllie Iain (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Osprey Publishers
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.05.2002
• EAN: 9781841763163
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-316-3
• Pagine: 96
• Dimensioni: 185 mm x 248 mm x 8 mm
• Serie: Aircraft of the Aces; Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S.; Aircraft of the Aces; Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey); Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S.
• Categorie: Saggistica; TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / General, Europe, European History, First World War, HISTORY / Europe / General, Military vehicles, Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Air forces and warfare, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), Aircraft and aviation, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), Aircraft: general interest, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Air