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Albatros Aces of World War I

By Norman Franks , Harry Dempsey

Book information

Publisher
Osprey
Year
2000
ISBN
9781855329607, 185532-960-3
Open Library ID
OL8993192M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
20 MB (20449762 bytes)
Series
Aircraft of the Aces 032
Edition
illustrated edition
Pages
98\98
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

The Albatros family of fighters were amongst the most effective aircraft employed by the Idlfieg (Imperial German Air Service) for much of World War 1, with the D.III and D.Va being flown by most of the 363 pilots who qualified as aces at some point in their often brief careers. The Albatros was the scourge of the RFC on the Western Front in 1916-17, with pilots of the calibre of von Richthofen, Boelke and Schleich cutting swathes through their opponents. Well over 4000 Albatros scouts were built between 1916 and 1918, and they were also extensively used by the Austro-Hungarians against Russian, Italian and British aircraft until war's end.

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