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SE 5-5a Aces of World War I

By Norman Franks , Harry Dempsey

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2007
ISBN
9781846031809, 184603180X
Open Library ID
OL8961978M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16975697 bytes)
Series
Aircraft of the Aces
Edition
illustrated edition
Pages
100\100
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

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.

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