Norman Franks, Greg Vanwyngarden

Broschiertes Buch

Fokker D VII Aces of World War 1

(Part 1)

Illustrator: Styling, Mark; Wyllie, Iain

Beschreibung

Designed in a great rush at the end of 1917 just in time to take part in the German standard fighter competition held in January/February 1918, the D VII easily walked away with first prize. As Germanys premier fighter unit, von Richthofens JG I (led by Hermann Göring in the wake of the 'Red Baron's' recent death) received the first examples of the D VII to reach the frontline in late April. Built to oppose the new generation of French SPAD XIIIs and British SE 5as and Camel fighters, the D VII was arguably the best all-round fighting scout of the Great War.

Autor

Norman Franks is one of the worlds leading authorities on World War 1 fighter aviation, having published some of the seminal works on the subject. Greg VanWyngarden had had a lifelong interest in World War 1 aviation, and has been particularly active in deciphering the colours and markings that decorated the various German fighters flown by the leading aces.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury USA
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 252mm x 184mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 299g
• ISBN-13: 9781841765334
• ISBN-10: 1841765333
• Artikelnr.: 21810531