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Mount of Aces: The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a
Paul R. Hare
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Description for Mount of Aces: The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a
Paperback. Although the fictional hero Biggles flew a Sopwith Camel over the trenches during the First World War, Britain's top-scoring aces preferred the S.E.5a. New in paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 120 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBWN; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 354.
The Sopwith Camel may be the most celebrated British fighter plane of the First World War, but it was the Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a that almost all the highest scoring aces, including McCudden and Mannock, preferred. The S.E.5a was deadly. It was well-armed, fast, highly manoeuvrable and a superb gun platform, and yet it was easy and safe for even the most sketchily trained pilot to fly. Not only could it absorb punishment, it could also deal it out with its .303 Vickers and .303 Lewis machine guns. Over 5,500 examples were produced in the war, and Major Edward C. ... Read more
The Sopwith Camel may be the most celebrated British fighter plane of the First World War, but it was the Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a that almost all the highest scoring aces, including McCudden and Mannock, preferred. The S.E.5a was deadly. It was well-armed, fast, highly manoeuvrable and a superb gun platform, and yet it was easy and safe for even the most sketchily trained pilot to fly. Not only could it absorb punishment, it could also deal it out with its .303 Vickers and .303 Lewis machine guns. Over 5,500 examples were produced in the war, and Major Edward C. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781552889
SKU
V9781781552889
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About Paul R. Hare
PAUL R. HARE has made a lifelong study of early aviation with particular emphasis on the Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough and, in addition to writing books and articles, has lectured on the topic to numerous organisations both in England and the US. He has also been involved, at director level, with several aeroplane museums and, as a leading authority ... Read more
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