Bar, Ronny Ronny Bar Profiles. British Two-Seaters of the great War

Artist Ronny Bar, a member of director Sir Peter Jacksons New Zealand-based Wingnut Wings team, presents the first collection of his astonishingly detailed First World War aircraft profiles "British Two-Seaters of the Great War". Two-seater aircraft were the workhorses of the Royal Flying Corps and from 1918 the Royal Air Force, operated in a wide variety of roles such as training, artillery spotting, reconnaissance, communications, coastal patrol and even bombing. Some, such as the B.E.2c and R.E.8, became notorious while others such as the Bristol F.2B fighter proved popular and reliable. What they lacked in glamour and aesthetic appeal, these aircraft made up for with their purposeful looks, practical design and do-it-all usefulness over the battlefield. This book features 260 meticulously researched profiles of the wars most important and iconic British two-seaters: the Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2a to B.E.2g, F.E.2b, F.E.2d and R.E.8; Avro 504, Vickers F.B.5, Sopwith 1½ Strutter, Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8, Bristol F.2B and Airco DH.4, DH.9 and DH.9A.

Aviation artist Ronny Bar presents the first collection of his amazingly detailed profile depictions of World War 1 aeroplanes. The two-seaters shown here were the workhorses of the British Flying Corps (from 1918 "Royal Air Force"), used in a variety of roles including training, artillery spotting, reconnaissance, communications, coastal patrol and even bombing raids. Some, such as the B.E.2c and the R.E.8, were notorious for their shortcomings, while others, such as the Bristol F.2B fighter, proved popular and reliable. What they lacked in glamour and aesthetics, these aircraft made up for in purposeful looks, practical design and all-round usefulness on the battlefield.