Four new fighters are arriving this month in a new series of WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs – the Fokker E.V., Nieuport Ni.28, Macchi M.5 and Hannover CL.IIIa. It’s time to learn more about these aircrafts, starting with the Fokker E.V (also known as Fokker D.VIII), the last fighter type built by Antony Fokker for the German Fliegertruppe during WWI. The Fokker E.V (Eindecker – …
Our series of preview articles about the new airplanes featured in the upcoming WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs continues with a German two-seat aircraft, the Roland C.II. The LFG Roland C.II, usually known as the Walfisch (Whale), was an advanced German reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. It was manufactured by Luft-Fahrzeug-Gesellschaft G.m.b.H. A flying Roland C.II. The Roland C.II was designed to perform artillery …
Following the article presenting the Sopwith Snipe, let’s learn something about the pilots who flew the versions of this fighter featured in the Wings of Glory Airplane Packs: the Canadian Ace William George “Billy” Barker, the Russian Ace Alexander Alexandrovich Kazakov, and Russian pilot Grigoriy Stepanovich Sapozhnikov. William George “Billy” Barker William George “Billy” Barker was one of the most awarded aces of the First World …
Following the Fokker D.VII, our series of preview articles about the new aircraft featured in the WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs continues with the Entente single-seat biplane, the Sopwith Snipe. The Sopwith Snipe was a British single-seat biplane fighter in the Royal Air Force (RAF). It evolved from the successful war-winning Sopwith Camel design. It was designed and built by the Sopwith Aviation Company during …
In the first article about the Halberstadt CL.II, we presented the aircraft. Now, it’s time to take a look to the versions presented in the three Airplane Packs. The Halberstard CL.II was largely deployed by the Luftstreitkräfte, and a large number of units and pilots proved their valor and abilities flying them, even if most didn’t became famous aces. So, often it’s difficult to recover info …
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