Fighting Firsts by Jon Guttman

Fighting Firsts by Jon Guttman

The first aerial victory scored in a Fokker Triplane was achieved by Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron. Then and ever since, it was the pilot's skill that determined how well an aircraft performed: results were not always in direct relation to the aeroplane's capabilities. Some machines offered such power, speed and versatility that they could hardly fail - the Japanese Zero, for example. But others had to be coaxed to the limit in even the simplest engagement, while some just never made the grade. This is a book about beginnings, some more famous than others, and about the men who took new aircraft into combat for the first time. Aircraft reputations were often cruel and slow in the making, and the author looks behind those reputations to discover the truth about the introduction and later development of many familiar names. The book includes cockpit accounts of aerial combat techniques, always changing to match the power and technology available, and features - amony many aircraft - such stalwarts as the Sopwith F.I Camel, 1917; the Fiat C.R.3 2, 1936; the Hawker Hurricane and the Supermarine Spitfire, 1939-40; the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, 1942; and the Grumman F6F Hellcat, 1943.

Jon Guttman is editor of the leading US magazine Military History, and well-known for his articles on First and Second World War military aviation.

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ISBN 13	9781854094438
ISBN 10	1854094432
Title	Fighting Firsts
Author	Jon Guttman
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	2000-03-23
Number of pages	288
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