Austro Hungarian Aces Of World War 1

Author : Chris Chant
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782008903

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Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1 by Chris Chant Pdf

Starting the war with only 35 aircraft, Austro-Hungarian industry went on to produce only moderate numbers of poor quality aircraft. The fliers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire operating on the Serbian and Russian fronts were fortunate at first, finding themselves faced by small numbers of aircraft yet more obsolescent than their own. Serbia fell in 1915, but when Italy declared war the Austro-Hungarians were still faced with a two-front war – a static front against Italy, and a far more fluid one against Russia. Austro-Hungarian fighter pilots performed bravely and often very effectively under extremely difficult geographic, climatic and operational conditions.

Author : Chris Chant
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782008545

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Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1 by Chris Chant Pdf

Starting the war with only 35 aircraft, Austro-Hungarian industry went on to produce only moderate numbers of poor quality aircraft. The fliers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire operating on the Serbian and Russian fronts were fortunate at first, finding themselves faced by small numbers of aircraft yet more obsolescent than their own. Serbia fell in 1915, but when Italy declared war the Austro-Hungarians were still faced with a two-front war – a static front against Italy, and a far more fluid one against Russia. Austro-Hungarian fighter pilots performed bravely and often very effectively under extremely difficult geographic, climatic and operational conditions.

Author : Martin D. O'Connor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Fighter pilots
ISBN : 0963711016

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Air Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1914-1918 by Martin D. O'Connor Pdf

Author : Paolo Varriale
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849087483

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Austro-Hungarian Albatros Aces of World War 1 by Paolo Varriale Pdf

Austro-Hungarian industry produced a series of poor fighter types such as the Phönix D I and Hansa-Brandenburg D I during the early stages of the war, and it was not until licence-built examples of the battle-proven Albatros and D II and D III began to reach Fliegerkompagnien, or Fliks, in May 1917 that the fortunes of pilots began to look up. Unlike the German-built Albatrosen, the Oeffag aircraft were far more robust than German D IIs and D IIIs. They also displayed superior speed, climb, manoeuvrability and infinitely safer flight characteristics. The careful cross-checking of Allied sources with Austrian and German records form the basis for a detailed reconstruction of the dogfights fought by the leading aces. It will also chart the careers of the Austro-Hungarian aces that flew the D II and D III, their successes and their defeats, with additional information about their personal background and their post-war lives in the nations born from the collapse of the Hapsburg Empire.

Author : Martin O'Connor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1891268066

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Air Aces by Martin O'Connor Pdf

Complete biographies of all 49 courageous aces of the Dual Monarchy.

Author : György Punka
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1841764361

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Hungarian Aces of World War 2 by György Punka Pdf

Like Germany, Hungary was forbidden from having an air force following the defeat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the end of World War 1. However, again like Germany, the new state of Hungary created an air arm in secret during the 1930s. Hungarian fighter pilots first saw action against their Slovakian neighbours in early 1939, following the annexation of Czechoslovakia by Germany. In June 1941, Hungarian armed forces joined the Germany in the invasion of Russia, and pilots from the I/I Fighter Group saw continuous action into 1942. Flying CR.42s, Re.2000s and Bf 109Es, pilots scored a modest number of kills. However, when the Bf 109G-equipped Hungarian 101 ŒPuma1 Fighter Regiment was committed to action over Kharkov in April 1943, numerous aces started to rapidly build there scores. One year later the unit returned home in order to defend Hungarian cities from American heavy bombers, and pilots such as Dezsö Szentgyörgyi and György Debrödy scored the bulk of their kills in desperate battles against American fighters and bombers. Unlike most of Germany1s Eastern European allies, Hungary did not capitulate during the Russian advances of 1944, and its fighter pilots fought on until May 1945.

Author : Victor Kulikov
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780960616

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Russian Aces of World War 1 by Victor Kulikov Pdf

Although the Russian Imperial Army Air Service consisted of no more than four BAGs (Boevaya Aviatsionniy Gruppa – battle aviation groups), each controlling three or four smaller AOIs (Aviatsionniy Otryad Istrebitelei – fighter aviation detachments) equipped with a variety of aircraft types, its fighter pilots nevertheless gave a good account of themselves. Indeed, during three years of war they claimed more than 200 Austro-Hungarian and German aircraft shot down, creating 13 aces – these elite aviators accounted for around half of the victories claimed on the Eastern Front. Pilots flew a variety of fighter types, with French Nieuport scouts and SPAD VIIs proving to be the most popular, and effective, aeroplanes to see service on this front. The exploits of these aces are detailed here, with information based on material newly sourced by the author from Russian military and private archives. Many previously unpublished photographs are used to illustrate this book, supported by full-colour profiles that reveal how striking some of the aces' fighters were in this often-forgotten theatre of World War 1.

Author : József Galántai
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015018859978

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Hungary in the First World War by József Galántai Pdf

Author : Peter Michael Grosz,George William Haddow,Peter Schiemer
Publisher : Flying Machine Press
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Airplanes, Military
ISBN : 0963711008

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Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One by Peter Michael Grosz,George William Haddow,Peter Schiemer Pdf

Author : Norman L. R. Franks,Russell Guest,Gregory Alegi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105022405646

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Above the War Fronts by Norman L. R. Franks,Russell Guest,Gregory Alegi Pdf

Norman Franks and Russell Guest continue in their research to record the lives and scores of these "aces" of World War I. Gregory Alegi joins them in this volume, with his knowledge of Italian aces, to produce detailed biographies of Italians and Austro-Hungarians, Belgian and Russian aces.

Author : Peter Jung
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1841765945

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The Austro-Hungarian Forces in World War I (1) by Peter Jung Pdf

The part played in World War I (1914-1918) by the army of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy is little known to English-speakers, perhaps because the end of the war saw the complete destruction of the Empire. Yet it was of central importance, providing nearly all Central Powers forces on the Italian front, huge numbers on the Russian front, seven Army Corps in the Balkans – and even a little-known contingent in Turkey and Palestine. The first half of the story of this complex multi-national organization at war is described here in a concise but detailed text, supported by data tables and an insignia chart, and illustrated with rare photographs and colourful uniform plates.

Author : Paolo Varriale
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1846034264

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Italian Aces of World War 1 by Paolo Varriale Pdf

The Italian aces of World War 1 have gone down in history as the irrefutable masters of the skies in the battle against their Austro-Hungarian enemies. In this often forgotten theater of warfare these remarkable pilots gave the Italian forces an undisputed air superiority and left an enduring legacy as extraordinary men. Having interviewed the descendants of almost every Italian ace from the Great War, Paolo Varriale uncovers these fighters' incredible and sometimes tragic histories. Years of painstaking research has culminated in this truly groundbreaking study which brings to life the exploits of such famous aces as Baracca, Ruffo and Piccio, and the lesser known Riva, Sabelli and Nardini. Letters, diaries and unpublished photographs shed light on previously unknown personal and unit insignia, exposing many myths and making this a commanding addition to the aviation history of World War 1.

Author : Jon Guttman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782008033

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Reconnaissance and Bomber Aces of World War 1 by Jon Guttman Pdf

Often overshadowed by the fighters that either protected or threatened them, two-seater reconnaissance aircraft performed the oldest and most strategically vital aerial task of World War 1 a task that required them to return with the intelligence they gathered at all costs. Bomber sorties were equally important and dangerous, and the very nature of both types of mission required going in harm's way. A remarkable number of British, French and German two-seater teams managed to attain or exceed the five victories needed to achieve the acedom popularly associated with their single-seat nemeses, and in this book, with rich illustrations and first-hand accounts of the veterans themselves, they receive their long-overdue recognition. Many high-scoring single-seat fighter aces also began their careers in two-seaters, particularly in the early stages of the conflict, and their exploits as either pilots or observers are detailed here too.

Author : Christopher Shores
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001-12-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1841763772

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British and Empire Aces of World War 1 by Christopher Shores Pdf

At the outset of World War I the British had some 110 assorted aircraft, used mostly for the visual reconnaissance role. With the advent of faster and more agile single-seaters, the Allies and their adversaries raced to outdo each other in the creation of genuinely effective fighters with fixed forward-firing machine gun armament. It was not until 1917 that the British developed a truly effective interrupter gear, which paved the way for excellent single seaters such as the Sopwith Triplane Camel and the RAF S.E.5., later joined by the Bristol F.2B - the war's best two-seat fighter. This volume traces the rapid development of the fighter in World War I and the amazing exploits of the British and Empire aces who flew them.

Author : Alan C. Wood
Publisher : Potomac Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Fighter pilots
ISBN : 1857533801

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Aces and Airmen of World War I by Alan C. Wood Pdf

It was a remarkable world where the ground soldier had to look up to see his enemy for the first time in history, where daring young flyers carried pistols to fire at each before more advanced weapons were invented, where Manfred von Richthofen, 'the Red Baron' was king of the skies. This book included the aces and airmen from Britain, USA, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Russia and the Austro-Hungarian force and is a quality illustrated reference for historians, preservationists and restorers, Moonless and all who like to study history through the lives of the people who made it. Alan C Wood, a writer since 1958, served as a regular in the RAF on air and ground duties at home and abroad. He is co-author of The First Air War: A Pictorial History 1914-1919 and German Knights of the Air 1914-1918: The holders of the Order Pour le Merite. He lives in Bournemouth, UK.