num_pages: 128
description: When compared with todays high-speed multi-role combat aircraft the fighting scouts and bombers of The Great War look almost comical in appearance. However 80 years ago these machines were at the leading edge of technology and the craftsmanship involved in their construction is still breathtaking today. The survivors of that era  Sopwith scouts Fokker fighters the rugged SPADs  are featured in this tribute to the combat aircraft of a bygone age.
language: English
title: Classic Aircraft of World War I
publisher: Osprey Aerospace