Following the article about the B-17 four-engine bomber, let’s take a closer look to the Avro Lancaster, the definitive heavy bomber of the British in WW2 and one of the most associated with the Royal Air Force night offensive over Germany. With more than 7,300 units built and about 156,000 sorties, the Lancaster dropped roughly 608,000 tons of ordnance on the enemy. The Lancaster G for …
Success for the Restoration of Pazzi Chapel Loggia at Church of Santa Croce international crowdfunding campaign. Ended on December 20th with 102,426 dollars and 859 backers, the first ever Kickstarter campaign for a restoration by a major cultural institution in Florence reached 107% of its funding goal. Opera di Santa Croce extends its gratitude to everyone who has supported the campaign. Launched on November 17 and …
Ares Games is proud to present the winning scenarios of the first Sails of Glory Scenarios Contest. The contest was held in the first half of this year, and the winners announced on June 24th. The four scenarios presented in this document are the winner in Fictional category, “Plundering the Town”, by José Manuel Moreno Ramos; the two winners in the Historical category, “Encounter On a …
The Restoration of Pazzi Chapel Loggia at Church of Santa Croce campaign on Kickstarter is in its final days, and a special testimonial joined the project, giving his endorsement: the actor, director and art historian Peter Weller. In a video, he explains the importance of the loggia of the Pazzi Chapel and its decorations. Dr. Peter Frederick Weller (born June 24, 1947) has appeared in more …
The WW1 Wings of Glory section is updated with information and galleries of the WW1 Airplane Packs featuring the Fokker E.V, Nieuport Ni.28, Macchi M.5 and Hannover CL.IIIa. To see these new aircrafts, check the WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs page.
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