Product Description: The Great War of 1914-1918 saw the rapid development of the airplane as a weapon of war. Initially its role was seen as that of reconnaissance, an extension of the cavalry, but as the war stagnated into static trench warfare, with each side facing each other across No Man’s Land, the use of artillery, both in shelling enemy positions and counter-shelling his artillery, also became of prime importance...read more

Product Description: By the autumn of 1916, with the formation of the new Jagdstaffeln, the pendulum of aerial supremacy had once again swung in favor of the German Air Force. The battle of the Somme in 1916 saw the RFC suffer losses of nearly 400 aircrew between September and November, and British casualties were to reach a zenith in the 'Bloody April' of 1917 when 319 aircrew were lost, killed or taken prisoner of war...read more

Product Description: The story of the 19 fighter pilots who received Britian's highest honor, the Victoria Cross, in World War I and their aircraft that figured in the action.