Albatros Aces of World War 1

by Norman Franks and Norman L.R. Franks

The Albatros family of fighters were amongst the most effective aircraft employed by the Idlfieg (Imperial German Air Service) for much of World War 1, with the D.III and D.Va being flown by most of the 363 pilots who qualified as aces at some point in their often brief careers. The Albatros was the scourge of the RFC on the Western Front in 1916-17, with pilots of the calibre of von Richthofen, Boelke and Schleich cutting swathes through their opponents...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855329603
• ISBN13: 9781855329607
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.8"