Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1Bloomsbury Publishing, 20 Μαΐ 2013 - 96 σελίδες Tethered balloons reached their zenith as a means of providing a stationary observation platform above the battlefield during World War I. It took a special breed of daredevil to take on such odds deep in enemy lines in order to destroy a balloon, with Balloon specialists such as Willy Coppens, Pierre Bourjade and Michel Coiffard rising to the challenge. This book covers the story of these 'balloon busters' from both sides in World War 1 through a mix of first-hand accounts and expert analysis, which compares tactics, theatres of operation, aircraft types and the overall odds for success. |
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95th Aero Squadron Adjutant aerodrome aircraft Ancillotto anti-balloon April attack awarded balloon ace Balloon Company balloon specialists balloon victories balloon-busting Bennett Bönsch Bourjade Boyau British Brumowski burned a balloon burned a Drachen Camel Capitaine Capt Cardon Charles Nungesser cockpit Coiffard command of Jasta Compagnie credited days later destroyed a balloon dived downed Ehrlich enemy aeroplanes Escadrille Eschwege five balloons flames flew flight flying Fokker D VII French balloon gasbag German balloon Godwin Brumowski Greg VanWyngarden ground fire Haegelen Heinrich Gontermann Jon Guttman July June killed Le Prieur rockets Légion Légion d’Honneur Ltn Friedrich machine gun MacLaren March Marwede Michel Coiffard mission Nieuport 16 Noltenius November Nungesser Oblt October parachute pilot Pippart Pour le Mérite Prieur rockets Proctor Rickenbacker Röth Sardier scored September 1918 SHAA shot sortie Sous-Lt SPAD VII SPAD XIII SPAD XIII serial Squadriglia Touquin two-seater VII serial unknown Vzfw Wehner Willy Coppens Woollett wounded