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French Aircraft Of The First World War
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Author : James Davilla
language : en
Publisher: Flying Machines Press
Release Date : 2002-01-01
French Aircraft Of The First World War written by James Davilla and has been published by Flying Machines Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with categories.
This is the full story behind some of the most important Allied aircraft of WWI. More than 950 rare photos and 25 pages of color plates document all 400 French planes that were the mainstay of Allied air power. Three-view drawings in standard scales (1/48 and 1/72) are perfect for modelers and artists. Includes operational details and orders of battle.
French Aircraft In The First World War
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Author : Vital Ferry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-01-31
French Aircraft In The First World War written by Vital Ferry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-31 with Airplanes, Military categories.
During the cradle of aviation, at the beginning of the Great War, France had access to only a few dozen military aircraft, with a staff who didn't quite know what to do with them. However, during the course of the conflict, the embryonic Air Force, dedicated to the creation of reconnaissance and bombing missions, evolved like wildfire to the point that by the Armistice of 11 November 1918, French military aviation had become one of the world's most powerful as a result of the construction of 10,000 aircraft spread throughout nearly 300 squadrons. Having became the first nation equipped with an air force, the French aviation industry in its infancy before the war, had been able to produce in four years 50,000 aircraft, may of which would go on to support a number of her allies, including Britain, Russia and especially the United States. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of the French Air Force from 1914 to 1918 through a historical narrative peppered with anecdotes and illustrated with many unpublished pictures from the period and profiles of the most iconic devices. The work is complete with full specifications of aircraft built and used by France during the four years of the Great War.
Vichy Air Force At War
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Author : Jonathan Sutherland
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2011-01-01
Vichy Air Force At War written by Jonathan Sutherland and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-01 with History categories.
"At the beginning of World War II the French faced the German invasion with 4,360 modern combat aircraft and 790 new machines currently arriving from French and American factories each month. When the phony war finally ended, some 119 of 210 squadrons were ready for action on the north-eastern front. The others were reequipping or stationed in the French colonies. Of the 119 squadrons France could bring into action only one-fourth of the aircraft were battle-ready.With France overrun by June 1940, what remained of the French air force was either concentrated in the unoccupied zone or had been hastily redeployed to the colonies. Nonetheless, in retaliation for the British attack on the French fleet in Oran, French bombers, based in French Morocco, carried out retaliatory air raids over Gibraltar. The Armee de l'Air de Vichy was born and would fight to the best of its ability against the Free French's allies in theatres as distant as north-west Africa, Syria, Lebanon, Madagascar and the Far East. Not only would they take to the skies against the British and later the Americans, they would also willingly take part in aerial duels against Free French pilots.Only a handful of books have been written on French aircraft, but never has there been a complete history of the operations of the Vichy Air Force and its fratricidal war. This title literally spans the globe, examining forgotten air combats. It is also important to note that many of the Vichy pilots that survived the air combats later volunteered to join the Free French and would fight with great courage and distinction alongside the very pilots that they had been trying to kill.rnrnThis book describes all major theatres of combat, examines the aircraft flown and lengthy appendices cover operational units, victory credits and the Aeronautique Navale"--Dust jacket.
The French Air Force In The First World War
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Author : Ian Sumner
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2018-01-30
The French Air Force In The First World War written by Ian Sumner and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-30 with History categories.
The French air force of the First World War developed as fast as the British and German air forces, yet its history, and the enormous contribution it made to the eventual French victory, is often forgotten. So Ian Sumner's photographic history, which features almost 200 images, most of which have not been published before, is a fascinating and timely introduction to the subject. The fighter pilots, who usually dominate perceptions of the war in the air, play a leading role in the story, in particular the French aces, the small group of outstanding airmen whose exploits captured the publics imagination. Their fame, though, tends to distract attention from the ordinary unremembered airmen who formed the body of the air force throughout the war years. Ian Sumner tells their story too, as well as describing in a sequence of memorable photographs the less well-known branches of the service the bomber and reconnaissance pilots and the variety of primitive warplanes they flew.
War Planes Of The First World War Fighters France
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Author : John McIntosh Bruce
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
War Planes Of The First World War Fighters France written by John McIntosh Bruce and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Airplanes, Military categories.
The Rise And Fall Of The French Air Force
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Author : Greg Baughen
language : en
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Release Date : 2018-04-17
The Rise And Fall Of The French Air Force written by Greg Baughen and has been published by Fonthill Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-17 with History categories.
On 10 May 1940, the French possessed one of the largest air forces in the world. On paper, it was nearly as strong as the RAF. Six weeks later, France had been defeated. For a struggling French Army desperately looking for air support, the skies seemed empty of friendly planes. In the decades that followed, the debate raged. Were there unused stockpiles of planes? Were French aircraft really so inferior? Baughen examines the myths that surround the French defeat. He explains how at the end of the First World War, the French had possessed the most effective air force in the world, only for the lessons learned to be forgotten. Instead, air policy was guided by radical theories that predicted air power alone would decide future wars. Baughen traces some of the problems back to the very earliest days of French aviation. He describes the mistakes and bad luck that dogged the French efforts to modernise their air force in the twenties and thirties. He examines how decisions made just months before the German attack further weakened the air force. Yet defeat was not inevitable. If better use had been made of the planes that were available, the result might have been different.
Jean Navarre
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Author : Jim Wilberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Jean Navarre written by Jim Wilberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Fighter pilots categories.
WIth aviation's rapid growth in the Great War came air combat and the beginning of fighter aviation, Jean Navarre became the archetypal fighter pilot, the first French ace of aces, who, together with other brave airmen, created fighter aviation. They became a legend in their own time, and this is their story. [The book includes:] 133 period photos and drawings; color profiles of 16 aircraft, 7 with plan views; five paintings of early air combat; 12 brief biographies of Pegoud, Garros, and other important early aviators. -- back cover.
War Planes Of The First World War
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Author : J. M. Bruce
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
War Planes Of The First World War written by J. M. Bruce and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Airplanes, Military categories.
Kings Of The Air
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Author : Ian Sumner
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2015-04-30
Kings Of The Air written by Ian Sumner and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with History categories.
“Simply superb! . . . easily the best book (in English) available on the French Air Service . . . The book is a gem.”—The Aerodrome In comparison to their British and German counterparts, the French airmen of the Great War are not well known. Yet their aerial exploits were just as remarkable, and their contribution to the war effort on the Western Front was equally important. That is why Ian Sumner’s vivid history of the men of the French air force during the war is of such value. He tells their story using the words of the pioneering pilots and observers themselves, drawn from memoirs, diaries, letters, and contemporary newspapers, magazines and official documents. The recollections of the airmen give an authentic portrait of their role and their wartime careers. They cover recruitment and training, reconnaissance and artillery spotting, aerial combat, ground strafing and bombing, and squadron life. They also highlight the technical and tactical innovations made during those hectic years, as well as revealing the airmen’s attitude to the enemy—and their thoughts about the ever-present threat of injury and death. “No stone unturned, well researched and well written, Kings of the Air should become the ‘go to’ title for information about the French contribution to the air war of the Great War.”—The Past in Review “The narrative provides a complete overview of developments in technology, service organization, naval aviation and the principle missions of the French Air Service, all laced with first-person accounts . . . Kings of the Air should be in the collection of any student of the first air war.”—Over the Front
The First Air War 1914 1918
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Author : Lee B. Kennett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
The First Air War 1914 1918 written by Lee B. Kennett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
A complete story of the Great War's air battles, from eastern to western front, from the skies and ses of Europe to those of the Middle East and Africa.