From the publisher: The Fokker E.III was a German single-seat monoplane fighter, the first aircraft armed with a synchronized, forward firing machine gun. This airplane has been also used by the Austro-Hungary Empire and Turkey during World War One. The Fokker E.III was the definitive version of the Eindecker, with larger, newly designed wings than the...
From the publisher: The Halberstadt D.III was a biplane fighter aircraft of the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Army Air Service). Initially assigned to escort duties, the Halberstadt D.III was a maneuverable aircraft widely used on the Western Front in late 1916, early 1917. After Albatros fighters began arriving at the front, the Halberstadts were...
The French fighter-scout Morane-Saulnier Type N was the first French aircraft to be developed specifically as a fighter. It had an advanced and aerodynamic design, but was not easy to fly due to its stiff controls and high landing speed. Introduced in 1915, the Morane-Saulnier N was adopted by French Aéronautique Militaire, GB Royal Flying Corps and...
The Sopwith Camel was a British single-seat biplane, introduced on the Western Front in 1917. It was a superlative fighter, credited with shooting down 1,294 enemy aircraft, more than any other Allied fighter. It also served as a ground-attack aircraft, especially near the end of the conflict. in the air-to-air role by newer fighters. In the hands of an...
From the publisher: The SPAD XIII was a French biplane development of the earlier highly successful SPAD S.VII. It was one of the most capable fighters of the war, and one of the most widely employed. The single-engine Spad XIII was faster than its main contemporaries, and it was renowned for its speed and strength in a dive. This aircraft was flown by...
From the publisher: The Aviatik D.I was a single-engine, single-seat fighter biplane. It was also known as Berg D.I or the Berg Fighter because it was designed by Dipl. Ing. Julius von Berg. The D.I was the first fighter aircraft designed by the Austro-Hungarian Air Service (Luftfahrtruppen). It was flown by a number of the famous aces, such as Frank...
From the publisher: The Hanriot HD.1 was a World War I single-seat fighter aircraft, combining clean lines with a light wing loading. Manufactured in France, the HD.1 was supplied to the Belgian and the Italian air forces, and it proved highly successful. It was flown by a number of the famous aces, such as Belgian Willy Coppens and Italians Mario Fucini...
From the publisher: The Siemens-Schuckert D.III was a German single-seat fighter built by Siemens-Schuckert Werke. The D.III was a development of the earlier Siemens-Schuckert D.IIc prototype, and it was appreciated by enthusiastic pilots for its handling and its rate of climb. It was flown by a number of famous aces, such as Helmut Lange, Josef Veltjens...
The Sopwith Triplane was a British single seat fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company. Pilots nicknamed it the Tripehound or simply the Tripe. The Triplane became operational with the Royal Naval Air Service in early 1917 and was immediately successful. It was flown by a number of famous aces, such as Raymond Collishaw...
From the publisher: The Airco DH.4 was a British two-seater biplane of the First World War. It was the first British two seat light day-bomber to have an effective defensive armament. The DH.4 proved a huge success and was often considered the best single-engine bomber of the War. It was flown by a number of famous British and American aces, such as...
From the publisher: The Albatros D.II was a German fighter produced in response to pilot complaints about poor upward vision in the Albatros D.I. The forward view was improved with changes on wings and cabane struts, and this aircraft was appreciated for its impressive climb rate and for its frontal twin machine gun. It was flown by a number of famous...
From the publisher: The Bristol F.2B Fighter was a British two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War flown by the Royal Flying Corps. Despite being a two-seater, the F.2B proved to be an agile aircraft that was able to hold its own against opposing single-seat fighters. It was flown by a number of famous aces such as the...