Groupe de Combat 12, 'Les Cigognes': France's Ace Fighter Group in World War 1

by Jon Guttman

This book traces the combat history of the most famous and highest-scoring fighter group in France's World War I Aviation Militaire. Groupe de Combat 12 boasted the highest-scoring Allied fighter pilot, Ren Fonck, and France's most celebrated hero of the air, Georges Guynemer. Its ranks included numerous other famous aces, such as Rene's Dorme, Alfred Heurteaux, Albert Deullin, and American volunteers Edwin Parsons and Frank L. Baylies. Additionally,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841767530
• ISBN13: 9781841767536
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.8"