The French Nieuport company provided the Allied air forces with the first true fighter scout of World War 1 in the shape of the diminutive XI of 1915. Based on the Bebe racer, built for the abandoned Gordon-Bennett Trophy of the previous year, the aircraft utilised a sesquiplane (lower wing much smaller than the upper wing) arrangement which gave the XI extreme manoeuvrability. It was the only scout respected by the all-conquering German Fokker E-series of 1915-16, and was flown by French, British, Russian, Belgian and Italian aces. The XI was replaced from May 1916 onwards by the bigger and more powerful XVII. which proved to be one of the best fighters of World War 1.
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Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series combines full colour artwork, the best archival contemporary photography, and first hand accounts from aces to bring history's greatest airborne conflicts to life.
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Norman Franks is one of the world’s leading authorities on World War 1 fighter aviation, having published some of the seminal works on the subject. He is currently working on a long list of volumes on Great War aces for Osprey’s Aircraft of the Aces series.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Weak Book,
By Orpheus (Florida, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nieuport Aces of World War I (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 33) (Paperback)
I'm a big fan of the Osprey series, but the books on World War I aviation written by Norman Franks are disappointing. His books on the Nieuport and Albatros Aces, vol. 1 are especially weak. He certainly knows the bare facts about the planes, various units, and piliots like Albert Ball on the "micro" level, but he provides little context, or developmental overview, from a "macro" perspective. For instance, in the Nieuport book, he basically provides a static descriptive overview of each squadron and key piliots, which, although informative, needs to be balanced with an evolution of the Nieuport series from the Nieuport 10 and 11 to the Nieuport 17 and later models.
I would have liked to have seen a chapter on the Nieuport 11 during the "Fokker Scourge" and Battle of Verdun, delineating how and when it was deployed, number of planes, squadrons, key piliots, and how it fared aginst the Fokker Eindecker. I would have liked to have seen a similar approach to the Nieuport 16 and 17 during the Battles of Somme (both French and British units) and "Bloody April" in 1917, comparing the late Nieuport models against the Albatros DIII. Such shortcomings are apparent in the Albatros Aces, vol. 1 as well. Perhaps the weaknesses of Frank's book prompted the need for a second volume by Greg vanWyndgarden, a far better writer who knows how to map out the larger contours and circumstances of German World War I aviation.
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This review is from: Nieuport Aces of World War I (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 33) (Paperback)
First, let me say that I DO recommend this book. There are a lot of good profiles of the Nieuport fighters, including French, British, Italian, Belgian, and Russian aircraft.
There are a lot of profiles, but few (if any) overhead views. There is no index. (A problem with several early Qsprey books.) There are pilots described with no aircraft profiles, and there are profiles of pilots that are not described in the book! Still, there is a lot of good info, especially if you are new to the world of WW1 aircraft. The main focus is on the Nieuport 17, although there are profiles of all models. (I was disappointed that there were no profiles of British Nieuport 11's, even though there are several photos in the book.) So, good book for under $20.
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The late afternoon sky of 2 July 1916 had taken on a hazy look after the cloudiness of the morning. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
top fuselage decking, top starboard wing, serial unknown, fuselage roundel, personal insignia, top decking, flight commander, ten victories, fuselage sides, ace status, personal marking, six victories, fifth victory, flying accident, tail skid, five victories, seven victories, combat victories, eight victories, three victories Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Croix de Guerre, Nieuport Scouts, Naval Wing, Fighter Detachment, Naval Squadron, Raoul Lufbery, Silver Medals, South African, Albert Ball, Jon Guttman, Order of St George, Sqn Nieuport, Western Front, Order of St Vladimir, Aero Squadron, British Military Cross, Bronze Medal, Home Defence, Lafayette Escadrille, Middle East, Order of St Anne, Aviation Society of Antwerp, Cross of St George, Gordon Olley New!
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The late afternoon sky of 2 July 1916 had taken on a hazy look after the cloudiness of the morning. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
top fuselage decking, top starboard wing, serial unknown, fuselage roundel, personal insignia, top decking, flight commander, ten victories, fuselage sides, ace status, personal marking, six victories, fifth victory, flying accident, tail skid, five victories, seven victories, combat victories, eight victories, three victories Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Croix de Guerre, Nieuport Scouts, Naval Wing, Fighter Detachment, Naval Squadron, Raoul Lufbery, Silver Medals, South African, Albert Ball, Jon Guttman, Order of St George, Sqn Nieuport, Western Front, Order of St Vladimir, Aero Squadron, British Military Cross, Bronze Medal, Home Defence, Lafayette Escadrille, Middle East, Order of St Anne, Aviation Society of Antwerp, Cross of St George, Gordon Olley New!
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- Mission Xtreme 3D: Flying Machines (Mission Xtreme 3D Series) by Red Bird Press on page 83
- Fighter Pilot [Vintage Aviation Library 7] by "McScotch" on page 27
- Albatros Aces of World War I (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 32) by Norman Franks in Front Matter
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