SE 5/5a Aces of World War I

SE 5/5a Aces of World War I
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 9781472802118
ISBN-13 : 147280211X
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Book Synopsis SE 5/5a Aces of World War I by : Norman Franks

Download or read book SE 5/5a Aces of World War I written by Norman Franks and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-20 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Royal Aircraft Factory SE 5/5a was, along with the Sopwith Camel, the major British fighting scout of the last 18 months of the war in France. It equipped several major squadrons, the first being No 56 Sqn in April 1917. This unit became famous for the number of aces it had among its pilots, including Albert Ball, James McCudden, Geoffrey Bowman, Richard Maybery, Leonard Barlow, Hank Burden and Cyril Crowe. In all, 26 aces flew the aircraft with No 56 Sqn alone. Other well-known units were Nos 1, 24, 29, 32, 40, 41, 60, 64, 2 AFC, 74, 84, 85 and 92 Sqns. A number of Victoria Cross winners also flew SE 5/5as, namely Ball, Mannock, McCudden, Beauchamp Proctor and Bishop. Among the aces, no fewer than 20 scored more than 20 victories. In all, there were almost 100 SE 5/5a aces, and a large number of them are profiled in this volume. Supporting the text are more than 110 photographs, 37 brand new colour artworks and detailed appendices listing every pilot who 'made ace' on the SE 5/5a.


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