Austro-Hungarian Albatros Aces of World War 1

AIRCRAFT OF THE ACES Series, book No 110: Austro-Hungarian Albatros Aces of World War 1

A detailed account of how aces of the calibre of Brumowski, Kiss and Linke-Crawford did their best in their Albatros fighters, which often sported colourful and fanciful insignias.

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.

Contents:

• A long awaited fighter
• Russian, Rumanian and Albanian fronts
• The Italian front
• Aftermath
• Appendices

Author: Paolo Varriale

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Description: 96 pages, Paperback, 248 X 184 mm.

Condition: FINE

Shipping weight: 400 gr

Tags: WWI AVIATION