Description

An illustrated history of the Pup, the forerunner of the hugely successful Sopwith Camel, and the aces that flew it.

The first proper British fighting scout, the first Pups – the Royal Naval Air Service – arrived on the Western Front in 1916. Although regarded as a 'nice' aeroplane to fly, pilots who used it in combat gained much success during the first half of 1917. The Royal Flying Corps also used the Pup from January 1917 onwards, with the final combats with the machine occurring in December of that year.

This book describes the combat careers of the successful Pup aces, how they flew and how they fought.

Table of Contents

Origins of the Pup
With the RNAS in 1916
RNAS and RC in 'Bloody April'
Summer 1917
Autumn 1917
Appendices

Product details

Published Nov 20 2012
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781782006657
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 98 b/w; 32 col
Series Aircraft of the Aces
Short code ACE 67
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Norman Franks

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Illustrator

Harry Dempsey

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