Senin, 02 April 2018

Aviation History Book Review: The Nieuport 28

The Nieuport 28: America’s First Fighter by Theodore Hamady, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, Pa., 2008, $59.95. The United States never developed an indigenous fighter during World War I, so it got by using British Sopwith Camels and Frenchbuilt Nieuport 28s and Spads. Of those, the Nieuport 28 has the distinction of being the first fighter …

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