Imperial Russian Air Service
Author | : Alex Durkota |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781891268076 |
The first comprehensive coverage of the major branches and ace pilots of the Russian Air Service in the Great War.
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Author | : Alex Durkota |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781891268076 |
The first comprehensive coverage of the major branches and ace pilots of the Russian Air Service in the Great War.
Author | : Gennady Petrov |
Publisher | : Uniform Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Aeronautics, Military |
ISBN | : 9781906509408 |
"This book is dedicated to the pioneers of Russian aviation and aeronautics who operated from the end of the 19th century until 1917. G.F. Petrov's collection of photographs which feature in this book has been the basis for many historical studies, but the images have never before been published in one volume. The book also contains photos from the Central State Archives of Cinematic and Photographic Documents of St. Petersburg and the National Library of Russia. Photographic highlights include - the first Russian flights in hot air balloons and airplanes; Russian aviation festivals; airplane factories; the creation of Russian naval aviation; the Russian Air Force's participation in World War I, as well as charting the combat activity of that unique Squadron of 'Iliya Muromets' Airships, which was the prototype for future aviation strategy. The book contains over 400 black and white images illustrating this pioneering and extraordinary period of Russian aviation." --Back cover.
Author | : Victor Kulikov |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2013-04-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1780960611 |
Although the Russian Imperial Army Air Service consisted of no more than four BAGs (Boevaya Aviatsionniy Gruppa – battle aviation groups), each controlling three or four smaller AOIs (Aviatsionniy Otryad Istrebitelei – fighter aviation detachments) equipped with a variety of aircraft types, its fighter pilots nevertheless gave a good account of themselves. Indeed, during three years of war they claimed more than 200 Austro-Hungarian and German aircraft shot down, creating 13 aces – these elite aviators accounted for around half of the victories claimed on the Eastern Front. Pilots flew a variety of fighter types, with French Nieuport scouts and SPAD VIIs proving to be the most popular, and effective, aeroplanes to see service on this front. The exploits of these aces are detailed here, with information based on material newly sourced by the author from Russian military and private archives. Many previously unpublished photographs are used to illustrate this book, supported by full-colour profiles that reveal how striking some of the aces' fighters were in this often-forgotten theatre of World War 1.
Author | : Victor Kulikov |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 2013-04-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1780960603 |
Although the Russian Imperial Army Air Service consisted of no more than four BAGs (Boevaya Aviatsionniy Gruppa – battle aviation groups), each controlling three or four smaller AOIs (Aviatsionniy Otryad Istrebitelei – fighter aviation detachments) equipped with a variety of aircraft types, its fighter pilots nevertheless gave a good account of themselves. Indeed, during three years of war they claimed more than 200 Austro-Hungarian and German aircraft shot down, creating 13 aces – these elite aviators accounted for around half of the victories claimed on the Eastern Front. Pilots flew a variety of fighter types, with French Nieuport scouts and SPAD VIIs proving to be the most popular, and effective, aeroplanes to see service on this front. The exploits of these aces are detailed here, with information based on material newly sourced by the author from Russian military and private archives. Many previously unpublished photographs are used to illustrate this book, supported by full-colour profiles that reveal how striking some of the aces' fighters were in this often-forgotten theatre of World War 1.
Author | : James K Libbey |
Publisher | : Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2019-05-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1682474321 |
Foundations of Russian Military Flight focuses on the early use of balloons and aircraft by the Russian military. The best early Russian aircraft included flying boats designed by Dimitrii Grigorovich and large reconnaissance-bombers created by Igor Sikorsky. As World War I began, the Imperial Russian Navy made use of aircraft more quickly than the army. Indeed, the navy established a precursor to the aircraft carrier. The Imperial Russian Army came to respect over time the work of aircraft that evolved from reconnaissance and bomber to fighter planes. Over 250 army pilots during the war received awards of high distinction for their wartime flights. After the 1917 revolution, both the new Bolshevik government and the reactionary White forces created air arms to combat each other. In the 1920s, the Soviet Union and Germany negotiated agreements that allowed Germany to violate the Treaty of Versailles by building military aircraft and training German military pilots in the USSR. This provided the Soviet Union access to the latest aviation technology and prevented them from falling too far behind the West in this crucial sphere.
Author | : John Greenwood |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 367 |
Release | : 2014-06-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 113525186X |
In the light of new archival material the editors take a fresh look at Russian aviation in the twentieth century. Presenting a comprehensive view of Russian aviation, from its genesis in the late czarist period to the present era, the approach is essentially chronological with a major emphasis on the evolution of military aviation. The contributions are diverse, with appropriate attention to civilian and institutional themes.
Author | : Scott W. Palmer |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2006-07-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521859578 |
Focusing on one of the last untold chapters in the history of human flight, this book explains the true story behind twentieth-century Russia's quest for aviation prominence.
Author | : Boris Rustam-Bek-Tageev |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1916 |
Genre | : Aeronautics, Military |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Hugh Harkins |
Publisher | : Centurion Publishing |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 2021-06-04 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781903630938 |
The intent of this volume is to detail the world's premier large-size multi-engine heavier than air craft, the Grand Baltic/Russian Knight and the Ilya Muromets, the world's premier four engine heavy bomber/reconnaissance aircraft. The latter entered operations with the air service of the Imperial Russian Army in 1915 and served through the years of World War 1 - 1914 to 1918 - and the Russian Civil War that followed, from which the Soviet Union was born. Drawing upon historical data from a number of sources, including the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation and the Russian Air Force (Aerospace Forces) historical records, the volume covers the genesis, design and development of the Grand Baltic, it's evolution into the Russian Knight and the subsequent development and deployment of the Ilya Muromets as a heavy bomber/reconnaissance aircraft operating against the Central Powers from 1915. It further covers the Ilya Muromets fleet organisation in the Russian Civil War and the establishment of air transport links in the early Soviet period, 1921-1922.