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No 56 Sqn RAF/RFC

AVIATION ELITE UNITS N. 33

Codice: 228DM050033

€ 20,00

Serie dedicata all'aviazione militare delle due guerre mondiali. Ogni titolo è dedicato ad una famosa unità di cui fornisce il resoconto delle attività , (con dettagliate biografie degli assi), elenchi degli aerei in dotazione, le basi, gli ufficiali in comando, le perdite subite e gli aerei abbattuti. Molto interessanti e utili anche i profili a colori appositamente realizzati da vari artisti dopo una accurata ricerca per fornire l'esatta colorazione e i markings

By the autumn of 1916, with the formation of the new Jagdstaffeln, the pendulum of aerial supremacy had once again swung in favour of the German Air Force. The battle of the Somme in 1916 saw the RFC suffer losses of nearly 400 aircrew between September and November, and British casualties were to reach a zenith in the 'Bloody April' of 1917 when 319 aircrew were lost, killed or taken prisoner of war. This was the situation when No 56 Squadron arrived in France at the end of April 1917. Equipped with the superb new SE 5, it was the first fighter squadron of the RFC to be able to meet the Albatros and Halberstadt fighters of the Jagdstaffeln on equal terms. The squadron's pilots won an incredible tally of decorations, and by the end of the hostilities many famous fighter pilots had passed through its ranks Albert Ball VC, Canadian Hank Burden and American Robert Caldwell to name but a few. In this study, Alex Revell uncovers the early days and development of No 56 Squadron, its victories and losses, and the birth of a proud tradition.

Lingua

INGLESE

Illustrazioni

riccamente illustrato a colori e in bianco e nero

Pagine

128

Misure

18 x 25,5

Rilegato

No

ISBN
9781846034282