Combat Biplanes of World War II

The era of the combat biplane is usually thought to have been between 1914 and 1938. By the outbreak of World War II, most of the advanced air forces of the world had moved on to monoplane aircraft for their front—line battle forces, both in bomber and fighter capacities. Yet despite this, many biplanes did still survive, both in front—line service and in numerous subsidiary roles, and not just as training machines but as fully operational warplanes. Thus in 1939 the majority of major Europ...