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Aircraft of the Aces Ser.: Bristol F2 Fighter Aces of World War I by Jon Guttman (2007, Trade Paperback)

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This is the history of the best Allied fighter-destroyer of World War 1 and the pilots who flew it. Nicknamed "Biff" by the pilots, the Bristol F2 Fighter enjoyed extraordinary success over the Western Front in the final 18 months of the war. However, it had an inauspicious debut, as an entire flight of F2As was wiped out by von Richthofen's Jasta 11. A new improved F2B was soon delivered to the front which functioned in an entirely different manner. The crews operated the plane not as a standard two-seater, but as a single-seat with a "sting in the tail" in the form of a rear gunner with a Lewis machine gun. Numerous ace teams earned the "Biff" grudging respect from its German opponents. This book charts the development of the plane from its unpromising beginnings to the revised model operating with a new kind of tactics. Moreover, the numerous first-hand accounts and combat reports give a fascinating insight into the experiences of the pilots themselves.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1846032016
ISBN-13
9781846032011
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59061010

Product Key Features

Book Title
Bristol F2 Fighter Aces of World War I
Author
Jon Guttman
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War I, Military / Aviation
Publication Year
2007
Genre
History
Number of Pages
96 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.7in
Item Height
0.2in
Item Width
7.3in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz

Additional Product Features

Series Volume Number
79
Lc Classification Number
D602
Reviews
"The usual combination of color profiles and personl anecdotes tells the very unusual story of the Bristol F2B. At first glance, this was just another plainly-marked British WWI airplane, but its excellent performance was on par with contemporary single-seaters, and it could be considered one of the first true "multi-role" aircraft. The unique operational concept...resulted in some very high scoring tail gunners. Its important service in Palestine in WWI is covered in its own section." -Aerospace Modeler(January 2009) "Jon Guttman's latest offering is a long-awaited title, since the Bristol F.2B is easily the most popular World War I two-seater among buffs and historians... After finishingBristol Fighter Aces,any red-blooded reader will want to man his Brisfit and go strafe the Bray-Corbie Road." -Barrett Tillman,Aviation History(March 2008) "It is a superb book on the subject and one that I can recommend to you without reservation." -Scott Van Aken,modelingmadness.com(September 2007), "Jon Guttman's latest offering is a long-awaited title, since the Bristol F.2B is easily the most popular World War I two-seater among buffs and historians... After finishingBristol Fighter Aces,any red-blooded reader will want to man his Brisfit and go strafe the Bray-Corbie Road." -Barrett Tillman,Aviation History(March 2008) "It is a superb book on the subject and one that I can recommend to you without reservation." -Scott Van Aken,modelingmadness.com(September 2007), "The usual combination of color profiles and personl anecdotes tells the very unusual story of the Bristol F2B. At first glance, this was just another plainly-marked British WWI airplane, but its excellent performance was on par with contemporary single-seaters, and it could be considered one of the first true 'multi-role' aircraft. The unique operational concept...resulted in some very high scoring tail gunners. Its important service in Palestine in WWI is covered in its own section." -- Aerospace Modeler (January 2009) "Jon Guttman's latest offering is a long-awaited title, since the Bristol F.2B is easily the most popular World War I two-seater among buffs and historians... After finishing Bristol Fighter Aces, any red-blooded reader will want to man his Brisfit and go strafe the Bray-Corbie Road." -- Barrett Tillman, Aviation History (March 2008) "It is a superb book on the subject and one that I can recommend to you without reservation." -- Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com (September 2007), "The usual combination of color profiles and personl anecdotes tells the very unusual story of the Bristol F2B. At first glance, this was just another plainly-marked British WWI airplane, but its excellent performance was on par with contemporary single-seaters, and it could be considered one of the first true "multi-role" aircraft. The unique operational concept...resulted in some very high scoring tail gunners. Its important service in Palestine in WWI is covered in its own section." - Aerospace Modeler (January 2009) "Jon Guttman's latest offering is a long-awaited title, since the Bristol F.2B is easily the most popular World War I two-seater among buffs and historians... After finishing Bristol Fighter Aces, any red-blooded reader will want to man his Brisfit and go strafe the Bray-Corbie Road." -Barrett Tillman, Aviation History (March 2008) "It is a superb book on the subject and one that I can recommend to you without reservation." -Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com (September 2007)
Table of Content
Chapter 1: Development and Disaster (The first F2A operations)/Chapter 2: A Scout with a Sting in the Tail (Development of the F2B and new tactics)/Chapter 3: 'Biff Boys' (Bristol aces and their exploits)/Chapter 4: Ascendancy On Other Fronts (Bristol operations in Italy, the Middle East and post-war)/Appendices: Aces; Squadrons and bases; Ace airframes; aircrew awards
Illustrated by
Dempsey, Harry
Copyright Date
2007
Dewey Decimal
940.44941
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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by lmdibleDec 10, 2007
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This is another excellent, very informative book in the Osprey series. As usual, it is chock full of photos and good information about these intrepid fighter pilots from World War I. This book is a great addition to my Osprey library. Highly recommended.

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