Overview

French Aircraft of the First World War presents the full story of these fascinating and important aircraft. During World War I, the French aviation industry was the mainstay of Allied airpower, supplying all Allied powers with aircraft. The superiority of Allied aviation was a crucial decider in the victory of the First World War. Now this story is presented in complete detail, covering all 400 French aircraft of the war, including extensive operational details and orders of battle. Supported by numerous illustrations, including over 950 rare photographs, 180 three-view aircraft drawings to standard modeler's scales of 1/72 and 1/144, and 25 pages of newly commissioned colour artwork profiles. Never before has so much information on the important French aircraft of the Great War been presented in one volume, and this book is an essential guide for all aviation enthusiasts and modellers.

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Author:   James Davilla ,  Arthur Soltan
Publisher:   Flying Machines Press,US
Imprint:   Flying Machines Press,US
Dimensions:   Width: 22.80cm , Height: 5.10cm , Length: 30.50cm
Weight:   3.280kg
ISBN:  

9781891268090

ISBN 10:   1891268090
Pages:   624
Publication Date:   15 February 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface The Aviation Militaire 1914-1918 The Aviation Maritime 1914-1918 The French Aviation Industry 1914-1918 A.R.1 and A.R.2 Astoux-Vendrines Astra Audenis B.A.J. Bassan-Gue Bernard Billi SACANA Bleriot Borel Breguet Brun Cottan Canton Caproni/R.E.P. Carroll Caudron Clement-Bayard Coanda-Delaunay-Belleville Courtois-Suffit Coutant De Bruyere Deconde De Marcay De Monge Delattre Deperdussin Descamps Donnet-Denhaut Dorand Dormay Doutre Dufaux D.N.F. E.G.A. Farman FLO F.B.A./Schrek Galvin Goupy Gourdou-Lesseurre Hanriot Hochart Janoir Laboratory Eiffel L.A.F. Laboudette-Halbronn Larnaudi Latecoere Latham L.D. Letord Levasseur Levy-Besson and Georges Levy Liore et Olivier Moineau Moncassin Morane-Saulnier Nieuport Noel Papin-Rouilly Ponnier Rausser Renault R.E.P. Salmson Paul Schmitt Schneider Henri Paul SEA Semenaud Short S.I.A. Sikorsky Sopwith SPAD Tellier Van Den Born Vendome Vickers Voisin Weymann Wibault Appendix: Gliders and Glisseurs Colors and Markings Addendum Photo Collection Glossary Bibliography Index

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