SE 5/5a Aces of World War I
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Description
The SE 5/5a British single-seat aircraft was one of the major fighting scouts of the last 18 months of the war in France during World War I and was a true workhorse of the Royal Flying Corps, handling fighter-versus-fighter actions, combating the high-flying German photo-reconnaissance planes as well as balloons. A total of five SE 5/5a pilots, including the legendary Albert Ball, received the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest award for gallantry.
A detailed account of the SE 5/5a, this title covers the development of the machine and its first tentative initiation into combat on the Western Front until it grew in stature to become a machine feared by the German Air Service. Packed with first-hand accounts and combat reports, this is a thrilling insight into the dangerous dogfights and fearless actions of the pilots who flew the SE 5/5a, bringing to life the deadly exploits of these "knights of the air" as they dueled for dominance over the Western Front.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2: With the RFC in 1916
Chapter 3: RFC in 'Bloody April'
Chapter 4: 1917
Chapter 5: 1918
Appendices: Aces; Squadrons and bases; Ace SE 5 5as; SE 5 5a pilot awards
Product details
| Published | Jun 19 2007 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 96 |
| ISBN | 9781846031809 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 104 b/w; 32 col |
| Dimensions | 248 x 184 mm |
| Series | Aircraft of the Aces |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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