Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft by Chris McNab Hardback

Product Information\n\nEncyclopedia of Military Aircraft by Chris McNab Hardback\n\nClick on the Image to Enlarge zoom_in\n\nDESCRIPTION\nWith the development of the Wright Flyer in 1903, soon aircraft builders turned their thoughts to developing the new technology for military uses. The Wright Model A was commissioned by the US Army Signal Corps in 1908, and a German-built Etrich Taube reconnaissance plane was used in combat during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911, when an Italian pilot manually dropped an aerial bomb on Turkish troops in Libya. From these humble beginnings, the military aircraft was born. Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft offers a comprehensive guide to military aircraft of all types, from the early artillery spotters of World War I to the latest stealth aircraft stalking our skies today. Find out about the German Fokker Eindecker, the first purpose-built monoplane fighter and labelled the 'Fokker scourge' by Allied pilots because of its effectiveness; learn about them