{"product_id":"aviation-archive-future-issue-11","title":"British Aircraft of World War One","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eBritish Aircraft of World War One\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eAviators of the Great War have been called ‘Knights of the Sky’ - officers fighting individual combats above a battlefield where millions of men struggled amidst mud, machine guns and shellfire. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThe reality was somewhat less glamorous, and the life expectancy of a Royal Flying Corps (RFC) pilot could be measured in weeks. The constant see-sawing of aerial supremacy saw hand-held weapons from rifles and pistols - and even bricks - give way to multiple automatic weapons. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eAce pilots were those who learned to sneak up on their opponents and shoot them in the back. Nonetheless, there was still a degree of chivalry in the skies where the RFC fought, triumphed and emerged in 1918 as the independent Royal Air Force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eBritish Aircraft of World War One, Issue 84 in the Aviation Archive series, presents the famous and lesser-known fighters, bombers and reconnaissance aircraft of the RFC and RAF 1914-18 through archive photographs, detailed cutaway drawings and colourful profile paintings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Key Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48635680522535,"sku":"BKIS-AA-084","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0081\/2344\/9395\/files\/001FCBattleofBerlinBookazineUK.pdf_1000x1000px_48.png?v=1770827909","url":"https:\/\/shop.keypublishing.com\/products\/aviation-archive-future-issue-11","provider":"Key Publishing Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}