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Download or read book Sopwith Camel written by Jon Guttman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-20 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An icon of World War I aerial combat, the Sopwith Camel was a superb dogfighter in the hands of a pilot who could master its vicious idiosyncrasies. The first British fighter to be armed with twin machine guns, the Camel packed a considerable punch and was highly successful, notching up a considerable number of aerial victories. The Camel was a remarkable aircraft, and one that could perform in a variety of roles, including as a ground strafer, a night fighter and a carrier-based fighter. As newer, higher performance aircraft types were introduced and began to eclipse it, the dominance of the Camel declined and losses mounted. Nevertheless, Camels appeared over battlefields throughout the war and beyond, notably in the Russian Civil War.
Book Synopsis Sopwith Camel by : John McIntosh Bruce
Download or read book Sopwith Camel written by John McIntosh Bruce and published by Arms & Armour Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Snoopy and His Sopwith Camel by : Charles Monroe Schulz
Download or read book Snoopy and His Sopwith Camel written by Charles Monroe Schulz and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World War I flying ace again fails to bring down the Red Baron.
Book Synopsis Sopwith Camel (No Decals) by : Amber Books Ltd
Download or read book Sopwith Camel (No Decals) written by Amber Books Ltd and published by . This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sopwith Camel written by Jarrod Cotter and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think of the First World War and then think of an aircraft. What springs to mind will probably be the Sopwith Camel. The single-seat Camel was one of the most successful RNAS/RFC/RAF 'scouts' (the period term for a fighter) of the First World War. Jarrod Cotter has been given rare access to the Shuttleworth Collection's Sopwith Camel replica as well as Camel new-builds in France and New Zealand. The manual includes rare and stunning colour photography of rebuilding, restoring and flying this classic WW1 fighter.
Book Synopsis Camel Pilot Supreme by : Annette Carson
Download or read book Camel Pilot Supreme written by Annette Carson and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Annette Carson has done a wonderful job of chronicling Armstrong’s life, flight training and ultimate recognition as the undisputed master of aerobatics.” —Over the Front Initially forbidden as foolhardy, stunt flying soon became a paramount method of survival in the life and death mêlées of dogfighting. But pilots still delighted in the joy and exuberance of aerobatting for its own sake, and they recognized a master of that very special skill in young D’Urban Victor Armstrong, whose displays were nothing short of electrifying. Fluid and dramatic, performed with flair at ultra-low level, his exhibitions left spectators shaking their heads in disbelief. Until this book, little was known about Armstrong’s wartime experiences, and even less about his South African background. His great value to the authorities lay in his superb handling of the Sopwith Camel, which upon its introduction had taken a heavy toll in fatal trainee accidents. While still on active service, Armstrong was sent around the units providing vivid proof that, properly handled, the stubby little fighter delivered the key to combat success: unrivaled maneuverability. His resultant fame eclipsed his other distinguished role in pioneering night flying and night fighting, an equally vital skill he was also detailed to demonstrate around the squadrons. In this “superb biography,” you will find yourself in the cockpit of the F.1 Camel and become acquainted with its rotary engine (Stand To!). You will meet many leading names including Billy Bishop, Cecil Lewis, Norman Macmillan, Robert Smith Barry, and the harum-scarum Three Musketeers from War Birds. Armstrong takes his place alongside them as one of the legendary figures of the first great aerial war.
Download or read book Winged Victory written by V.M. Yeates and published by Grub Street Publishing. This book was released on 2004-05-19 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the chilling combat of World War I from inside an early biplane in this classic novel, by a pilot who lived through the war himself. France, 1914. The war on the land is taking to the skies . . . Pilot Tom Cundall is ready to take on the enemy in his trusty Camel fighter plane. But as he sees more and more planes shot down in flames, he begins to question the war, and what, or who, he is fighting for. There is no bitter snarl nor self-pity in this classic novel about the air war of 1914-1918, based very largely on the author’s experiences. Combat, loneliness, fatigue, fear, comradeship, women, excitement—they all are part of a brilliantly told story of war and courage by one of the most valiant pilots of the then Royal Flying Corps. Praise for Winged Victory “The greatest novel of war in the air.” —The Daily Mail (UK) ‘Beautifully written with a poet’s eye as well as a pilot’s eye.” —Evening Echo (UK) “Not only one of the best war books . . . but as a transcription of reality, faithful and sustained in its author’s purpose of re-creating the past life he knew, it is unique.” —Henry Williamson, author of Tarka the Otter
Book Synopsis Sopwith Camel Aces of World War 1 by : Norman Franks
Download or read book Sopwith Camel Aces of World War 1 written by Norman Franks and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2003-03-25 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Responsible for destroying 1294 enemy aircraft between June 1917 and November 1918, the Camel was the most successful fighting scout employed by either side in terms of the sheer number of victories that it scored. The Camel was renowned for its sensitivity and need for skill and experience, and casualties amongst pilots undergoing training on the type were very high. More than 5490 examples were constructed, and this book covers its combat use on the Western Front, in Palestine, on the Italian front, in the Home Defence role in the UK and in Russia.
Book Synopsis The Aviation Pocket Book by : Richard Borlase Matthews
Download or read book The Aviation Pocket Book written by Richard Borlase Matthews and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dolphin and Snipe Aces of World War 1 by : Norman Franks
Download or read book Dolphin and Snipe Aces of World War 1 written by Norman Franks and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the combat careers of the last of the famous Sopwith fighters to enter service during World War 1, the Dolphin and the Snipe, both of which were built on the strong scouting heritage of the Pup and Camel. The Dolphin featured the unique negative-staggered biplane wing arrangement, which provided the pilot with the best possible tactical view forward for seeking out his enemy. Used extensively on the Western Front, the Dolphin proved very effective in combat, with a substantial number of British aces scoring kills with the fighter. The Snipe was built as the successor of the highly successful Camel, and entered service with the fledgling Royal Air Force in the summer of 1918. Although seeing just a few months of action before the Armistice, the Snipe nevertheless proved its superiority over virtually all other fighters.
Book Synopsis A History of the 17th Aero Squadron - Nil Actum Reputans Si Quid Superesset Agendum, December, 1918 (WWI Centenary Series) by : Anon
Download or read book A History of the 17th Aero Squadron - Nil Actum Reputans Si Quid Superesset Agendum, December, 1918 (WWI Centenary Series) written by Anon and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2021-01-08 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early work details the history of the 17th Aero Squadron during the First World War. It includes information on their training and their combat operations, and is a fascinating read for anyone interested in military aviation or the Great War in general. This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.
Book Synopsis Great Paper Fighter Planes by : Norman Schmidt
Download or read book Great Paper Fighter Planes written by Norman Schmidt and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers instructions for making paper models from standard index cards.
Book Synopsis The Camel Drivers by : Otis Lowell Reed
Download or read book The Camel Drivers written by Otis Lowell Reed and published by Schiffer Military History. This book was released on 1996 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 17th Aero Squadron flew Sopwith Camels under British command along the Western Front during the summer of 1918. This definitive work on the 17th Aero Squadron in World War I is drawn from a wide range of official and personal sources, including original squadron records (found in an attic!), numerous interviews, letters written home, and half a dozen diaries - including one kept by a German pilot flying in opposition.
Book Synopsis The Sopwith Pup by : John McIntosh Bruce
Download or read book The Sopwith Pup written by John McIntosh Bruce and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Om udvikling, konstruktion samt operationer med Sopwith Pup, som blev introduceret i Royal flying Corps og royal Naval Air Savice i slutningen af 1916. Flyet blev benyttet under den 1. verdenskrig og spillede en væsentlig rolle i forbindelse med introduktionen af skibsbaserede fly.
Book Synopsis A History of Aviation at Brooklands in 100 Objects by : Nigel Spooner
Download or read book A History of Aviation at Brooklands in 100 Objects written by Nigel Spooner and published by Air World. This book was released on 2024-06-30 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the dawn of the twentieth century mankind had not yet achieved powered flight. The main motive power then was provided by steam engines – heavy, dirty and inefficient. If one wanted to travel ‘over seas’ one had to travel on them. A journey from London to New York, by steam-driven train and ship, took more than 6 days. By the time the same century drew to a close in December 1999, air travel was the normal choice for long journeys. Millions of people every day flew comfortably and safely in pressurised aluminium airliners propelled by simple, clean and efficient gas turbine engines. The same journey from London to New York could be achieved at supersonic speed in less than 6 hours. For much of that century, many of the extraordinary developments that moved aviation from fragile wood and fabric biplanes to supersonic transports were achieved on 330 acres of low-lying former estate farmland in Surrey, England. The estate was called Brooklands. Those marshy acres were transformed from 1907 into the world’s first custom-built motor-racing circuit, then a rapidly developing aerodrome, and finally one of the country’s largest aircraft factories, employing tens of thousands of people. Nearly 19,000 aircraft of many different types were built at Brooklands during nine decades of peace and war. By the 1980s however it was being eclipsed by larger manufacturing sites elsewhere, with longer runways and better communications links; its owner, by then called British Aerospace, finally closed the factory in 1989. This book tells the history of those amazing developments through 100 of the key aircraft, engines, places and other objects that can still be seen, either in or near Brooklands Museum or in other locations around the country. It also highlights the stories of six designers whose inspiring creativity produced aircraft, engines and weapons ranging from Camel to Concorde, Fury to Harrier, Wellington to Viscount, Merlin to Olympus. Between them, Thomas Sopwith, Barnes Wallis, Rex Pierson, Sydney Camm, Stanley Hooker and George Edwards were responsible for much of what was designed, built and flown, not only at Brooklands but elsewhere too. The book is arranged in successive historical episodes but the many links between the objects and the designers should allow readers to follow different paths if they so wish. It is not intended as a technical reference but rather to inspire the reader to seek out the objects and discover more about them.
Book Synopsis The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition by : Joel Whitburn
Download or read book The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition written by Joel Whitburn and published by Billboard Books. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 914 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential Reference Guide to America’s Most Popular Songs and Artists Spanning More than Fifty Years of Music Beginning with Bill Haley & His Comets’ seminal “Rock Around the Clock” all the way up to Lady Gaga and her glammed-out “Poker face,” this updated and unparalleled resource contains the most complete chart information on every artist and song to hit Billboard’s Top 40 pop singles chart all the way back to 1955. Inside, you’ll find all of the biggest-selling, most-played hits for the past six decades. Each alphabetized artist entry includes biographical info, the date their single reached the Top 40, the song’s highest position, and the number of weeks on the charts, as well as the original record label and catalog number. Other sections—such as “Record Holders,” “Top Artists by Decade,” and “#1 Singles 1955-2009”—make The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits the handiest and most indispensable music reference for record collectors, trivia enthusiasts, industry professionals and pop music fans alike. Did you know? • Beyoncé’s 2003 hit “Crazy in Love” spent 24 weeks in the Top 40 and eight of them in the #1 spot. • Billy Idol has had a total of nine Top 40 hits over his career, the last being “Cradle of Love” in 1990. • Of Madonna’s twelve #1 hits, her 1994 single “Take a Bow” held the spot the longest, for seven weeks—one week longer than her 1984 smash “Like a Virgin.” • Marvin Gaye’s song “Sexual Healing” spent 15 weeks at #3 in 1982, while the same song was #1 on the R&B chart for 10 weeks. • Male vocal group Boyz II Men had three of the biggest chart hits of all time during the 1990s. • The Grateful Dead finally enjoyed a Top 10 single in 1987 after 20 years of touring. • Janet Jackson has scored an impressive 39 Top 40 hits—one more than her megastar brother Michael!
Download or read book Combat Aircraft written by Anjali Kamath and published by Popular Prakashan. This book was released on with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
