Built by the 'Société Anonyme Pour l’Aviation et ses Dérivés', (SPAD), the SPAD VII was the first successful fighting scout design to emerge from the company that had traded as Duperdussin pre-war. Flown ‘from the off’ by aces Paul Sauvage and Georges Guynemer, the scouts made an immediate impression. Indeed, the latter pilot was so impressed that he dubbed the Type VII the ‘flying machine gun’. The first of two volumes on SPAD aces, this book tells the whole story from the ace perspective. By the time production of the SPAD VII ended in the final months of 1918, around 6000 examples had been built, and Allied aces on every front had enjoyed success with the type.
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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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A resident of Leesburg, Virginia, Jon Guttman is senior editor, research director and contributing writer for Primedia Enthusiast Publications. Specialising in World War 1 aviation, he has written six titles in the past, although this is his first volume for Osprey.
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This is a terrific Osprey series volume dedicated to the SPAD VII aircraft and the aces that flew it. It's author, Jon Guttman, is regarded by many as one of the premier aviation historians. He presents a wealth of information on the aircraft's development and manufacture as well as the biographical and statistical details of the ace pilots. The Osprey books are well researched and supported with appropriate photos, artwork and drawings. This book is a handy reference to acquire for one's World War One aviation library. Jon Guttman also presents the SPAD XII and SPAD XIII in yet another Osprey title.SPAD XII/XIII Aces of World War 1 (Aircraft of the Aces)
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One of the earliest SPAD VIIs to reach operational units was S115, which was in turn assigned to Sous-Lt Georges Guynemer of N3 'les Cigognes' ('the Storks') on 2 September 1916. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fuselage upper decking, serial unknown, aero squadron, enemy aeroplane, sixth kill, fuselage bands, more enemy aircraft, upper view, fifth victory, leading ace, fourth victory, fuselage side, unit insignia, third victory, upper wing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Jon Guttman, Lafayette Flying Corps, Norman Franks, Western Front, Croix de Guerre, Ferruccio Ranza, Leslie Rogers, Aaron Weaver, Chevalier de la Legion, Combat Air Group, Foreign Legion, Pierre Cardon, Pursuit Group, Bonne Maison, Capitano Francesco Baracca, Capitano Fulco Ruffo, Fighter Group, Aeroplane Depot, Capitaine Deullin, Capt Charles, Giuliano Parvis, Home Defence, Imperial Russian Air Service, Maj Thaw New!
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One of the earliest SPAD VIIs to reach operational units was S115, which was in turn assigned to Sous-Lt Georges Guynemer of N3 'les Cigognes' ('the Storks') on 2 September 1916. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fuselage upper decking, serial unknown, aero squadron, enemy aeroplane, sixth kill, fuselage bands, more enemy aircraft, upper view, fifth victory, leading ace, fourth victory, fuselage side, unit insignia, third victory, upper wing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Jon Guttman, Lafayette Flying Corps, Norman Franks, Western Front, Croix de Guerre, Ferruccio Ranza, Leslie Rogers, Aaron Weaver, Chevalier de la Legion, Combat Air Group, Foreign Legion, Pierre Cardon, Pursuit Group, Bonne Maison, Capitano Francesco Baracca, Capitano Fulco Ruffo, Fighter Group, Aeroplane Depot, Capitaine Deullin, Capt Charles, Giuliano Parvis, Home Defence, Imperial Russian Air Service, Maj Thaw New!
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- Mission Xtreme 3D: Flying Machines (Mission Xtreme 3D Series) by Red Bird Press in Back Matter
- French Aircraft Of The First World War by James Davilla in Back Matter
- Middle East (Pt. 19) on page 40
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