Monographie

SE 5a vs Albatros D V : Western Front, 1917-18 / Jon Guttman

Type de contenu
  • Texte
Type de médiation
  • sans médiation
Type de support
  • Volume
Titre(s)
  • SE 5a vs Albatros D V : Western Front, 1917-18 / Jon Guttman
Auteur(s)
Publication
  • Oxford : Osprey publication, 2009
Description matérielle
  • 1 vol. (80 p.) : ill., cartes ; 25 cm
Collection
  • Duel 20
ISBN
  • 978-1-84603-471-8
  • 1-84603-471-X
  • 978-1-84908-118-4
  • 1-84908-118-2
Appartient à la collection
  • Duel Oxford Osprey Publishing 2007- 20
Autre variante du titre
  • [SE 5a versus Albatros D V.]
Classification décimale Dewey
  • 940.44
Note sur les bibliographies et les index
  • Bibliogr. p. 78-79. Index
Résumé ou extrait
  • "Amid the ongoing quest for aerial superiority during World War I, the late spring of 1917 saw two competing attempts to refine proven designs. The Royal Aircraft Factory SE 5a incorporated improvements to the original SE 5 airframe along with 50 more horsepower to produce a fast, reliable ace-maker. The Albatros D V, a sleeker development of the deadly D III of 'Bloody April' notoriety, proved to be more disappointing as it suffered a rash of lower wing failures. Nevertheless, Albatrosen remained the most numerically important fighters available when the Germans launched their final offensive on March 21 1918. Despite its shortcomings, German tactics and skill made the Albatros D V a dangerous foe that SE 5a pilots dismissed at their peril. This title tells the story of the design and development of these two fighters and concludes with their dramatic fights in the last year of World War I." (éd.)
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