At the outset of World War I the British had some 110 assorted aircraft, used mostly for the visual reconnaissance role. With the advent of faster and more agile single-seaters, the Allies and their adversaries raced to outdo each other in the creation of genuinely effective fighters with fixed forward-firing machine gun armament. It was not until 1917 that the British developed a truly effective interrupter gear, which paved the way for excellent single seaters such as the Sopwith Triplane Camel and the RAF S.E.5., later joined by the Bristol F.2B - the war's best two-seat fighter. This volume traces the rapid development of the fighter in World War I and the amazing exploits of the British and Empire aces who flew them.
| Published | 25 Dec 2001 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 96 |
| ISBN | 9781841763774 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 101 b/w; 37 col |
| Dimensions | 248 x 184 mm |
| Series | Aircraft of the Aces |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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