Groupe de Combat 12, 'Les Cigognes'

France's Ace Fighter Group in World War 1

AvJon Guttman

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

Del 18 i serien Aviation Elite Units

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Beskrivning

This book traces the combat history of the most famous and highest-scoring fighter group in France's World War I Aviation Militaire.Groupe de Combat 12 boasted the highest-scoring Allied fighter pilot, René Fonck, and France's most celebrated hero of the air, Georges Guynemer. Its ranks included numerous other famous aces, such as Rene's Dorme, Alfred Heurteaux, Albert Deullin, and American volunteers Edwin Parsons and Frank L. Baylies. Additionally, Guynemer was instrumental in developing France's premier series of fighter planes, the SPAD VII, XII, XIII and XVII.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-11-11
Mått:180 x 244 x 10 mm
Vikt:440 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Aviation Elite Units
Antal sidor:128
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustratör:Mark Postlethwaite, Harry Dempsey
ISBN:9781841767536

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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 I aviation, his previous books include Aircraft of the Aces 47: ‘SPAD XII/XIII Aces of World War II’.Harry Dempsey has been passionate about World War I aviation for over 30 years, producing the most technically accurate artwork on the subject. He has illustrated almost all of the World War I books in the Aircraft of the Aces series for Osprey Publishing.

Innehållsförteckning

The quest for air superiority (early exploits of GC. 12's squadrons); Gathering the Storks (Formation of GC. 12 and operations over Verdun, Champagne and the Somme); Tragic glory over Flanders (July 1917-January 1918); Resurgence and revenge (1918); Escadrilles and commanders of GC. 12