{"product_id":"british-and-empire-aces-of-world-war-1","title":"British and Empire Aces of World War 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn illustrated history of how the British fighter developed, both single- and two-seaters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the outset of World War I the British had some 110 assorted aircraft, used mostly for the visual reconnaissance role. With the advent of faster and more agile single-seaters, the Allies and their adversaries raced to outdo each other in the creation of genuinely effective fighters with fixed forward-firing machine gun armament. It was not until 1917 that the British developed a truly effective interrupter gear, which paved the way for excellent single seaters such as the Sopwith Triplane Camel and the RAF S.E.5., later joined by the Bristol F.2B - the war's best two-seat fighter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume traces the rapid development of the fighter in World War I and the amazing exploits of the British and Empire aces who flew them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57555347046773,"sku":"9781841763774","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781841763774.jpg?v=1788791168","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/british-and-empire-aces-of-world-war-1","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}