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A superb and comprehensive account of the Russian Air Service in WWI. Covers all Russian aircraft designers, manufacturers, famous aviators, combat pilots & women pilots. Detailed accounts of each Russian Ace with victory lists. Scale drawings of over 40 aircraft ( in 1/48 and 1/72 scale) over 600 rare photos, 48 pages of colour showing over 100 aircraft plus uniforms & medals. Section 1: Overview of the Main Branches of Imperial Russian Aviation* The Imperial Russian Army Air Services* The Imperial Russian Navy Air Services* The EVK (Eskadra Vozdushnykh Korablei, or Squadron of Flying Ships)Section 2: The Russian AcesIntroduction * Pavel d’Argueeff (Argeyev) * Juri Gilsher * Nicholai Kokorin * Alexander Kozakov * Yevgraph Kruten * Ernst Leman * Ivan Loiko * Donat Makeenok * Ivan Orlov * Donat Makeenok * Ivan Orlov * Alexander Pishvanov * Mikhail Safonov * Alexander Seversky * Ivan Smirnov * Vladimir Strizhesky * Grigory Suk * Konstantin Vakulovsky * Vasili Yanchenko Section 3: Aces in Foreign Service Introduction * Louis Coudouret * Victor Fedorov * Maurice Gond * Georges Lachmann * Eduard Pulpe * Charles Revol-Tissot Section 4: Distinguished Russian PilotsIntroduction * Ivan Bagrovnikov * Jezups Bashko * Jaan Mahlapuu * Petr Nesterov * Alekei Pankrat’yev * Marcel Plait * Boris Sergievsky * Alexander Sveshnikov * Olgerts Teteris * Vyatcheslav Tkachev * Peter Tomson * Victor Utgoff * Pioneer Women Pilots Section 5: Famous Russian Aircraft Designers Introduction * Dimitry Grigorovich * Igor Sikorsky Section 6: Russian Aircraft Manufacturers Introduction * The Rossiya B * Anatra * Dux * Lebedev Section 7: Colours and Markings Appendices Appendix 1: Lighter Than Air Aviation Appendix 2: Imperial Russian Awards and Orders Appendix 3: Combat Victory Lists of the Aces Appendix 4: Aircraft of the Pilots Appendix 5: Aircraft Scale Drawings Glossary Bibliography Index0