Air Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1914-1918
Martin D O'Connor - Air Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1914-1918
Champlin Fighter Museum Press | 1986 | ISBN: 0912173033 | English | 339 pages | PDF | 160.01 MB
Champlin Fighter Museum Press | 1986 | ISBN: 0912173033 | English | 339 pages | PDF | 160.01 MB
This book is the result of many years of personal research and several trips overseas by Marty O'Connor, and culminated in what is arguably the definitive work on the subject of Austro-Hungarian aces. The writing in this book is neither eloquent nor poetic, but the information is priceless. O'Connor gives a biographical outline of each ace known within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, including the number of victories (and the victory lists of several major aces), any personal background available on the pilot in question and as much postwar information as possible. Where no information exists regarding such things as a pilot's birthplace, photo, or postwar occupation, O'Connor specifically makes note of it so the reader is left with no question marks. Several appendices trace vital details such as locations of airfields, maps of battle areas and color schemes of many aces' planes.