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American fliers arriving in Europe from September 1917 brought with them no aircraft. Instead, US units had to obtain machines mainly from the British and French. From early 1918 American pilots were issued with SPAD fighters and they never looked back. As this volume details, the first American trained pilot to become an ace was Lt Douglas Campbell, who shot down five German aircraft by the end of May 1918. He was a member of the celebrated 94th 'Hat in the Ring' Aero Squadron, which created the bulk of American aces in World War I.
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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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When World War 1 began in August 1914 and Germany invaded France and Belgium, it all seemed very far away from the United States of America. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
top starboard wing, fuselage roundel, official victories, six victories, flight commander, five victories, eight victories, nine victories, combat victories, seven victories, flying accident, four victories Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Bruce Robertson, Croix de Guerre, New York, Aero Squadron, Sopwith Camel, Lafayette Escadrille, Oak Leaf Cluster, New Jersey, Lafayette Flying Corps, Pursuit Group, Ambulance Service, Phil Jarrett, Los Angeles, National Archives, Pursuit Squadron, Raoul Lufbery, Foreign Legion, Observation Squadron, Western Front, American Expeditionary Force, Eddie Rickenbacker, Fred Libby, Great War, Medal of Honor New!
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When World War 1 began in August 1914 and Germany invaded France and Belgium, it all seemed very far away from the United States of America. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
top starboard wing, fuselage roundel, official victories, six victories, flight commander, five victories, eight victories, nine victories, combat victories, seven victories, flying accident, four victories Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Bruce Robertson, Croix de Guerre, New York, Aero Squadron, Sopwith Camel, Lafayette Escadrille, Oak Leaf Cluster, New Jersey, Lafayette Flying Corps, Pursuit Group, Ambulance Service, Phil Jarrett, Los Angeles, National Archives, Pursuit Squadron, Raoul Lufbery, Foreign Legion, Observation Squadron, Western Front, American Expeditionary Force, Eddie Rickenbacker, Fred Libby, Great War, Medal of Honor New!
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- United States of America (The Americas) by Brian Elliott on page 1
- Hostile Skies by James J. Hudson in Back Matter
- The Air Force: 2 by Lawrence Landis on page 31
- The Spanish Civil War (Access to History - In Depth) by Patricia Knight on page 35
- The Air Force (Defending the Nation) by John Hamilton on page 45
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