Pusher Aces of World War 1

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Pusher Aces of World War 1

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Pusher fighters, designed with the engine at the rear and the machine gun at the front, may have looked ungainly, yet they were able to hold their own remarkably well against their German counterparts. This is the story of the unusual pusher and its many aces, including Lanoe Hawker VC, who formed and led Britain's first fighter squadron before dying in a ten-minute duel with Manfred von Richtofen, American 'cowboy' ace Frederick Libby, third-ranking French ace Charles Nungesser and the aggressive Belgian ace Fernand Jacquet. Packed with colourful artwork of a variety of pusher designs, paint schemes, and camouflage from many different nationalities, this book guides you through the twists and turns of this bizarre yet surprisingly successful fighter during World War 1.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: A Simple Solution/Chapter 2: More Dangerous Than They Looked/Chapter 3: Britain's First Fighters
Chapter 4: The Fighing 'Fees'/Appendices: Aces, Squadrons and bases

Product details

Published 10 Jul 2009
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781846034176
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 89 b/w; 0 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Aircraft of the Aces
Short code ACE 88
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Jon Guttman

Jon Guttman, a resident of Leesburg, Virginia, is…

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Harry Dempsey

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