The first series of airplane packs of WW1 Wings of Glory was recently reprinted and refreshed by new versions of each aircraft. The history and information about the SPAD XIII, Sopwith Camel, Albatros D.Va and Fokker Dr.I were already presented at the time they first released in specific articles, together with the pilots and units featured in each pack (see the links at the end of …
A new aircraft is coming in the WW1 Wings of Glory line: the rocket-armed Nieuport 16, included in the Tripods & Triplanes Starter Set in a version piloted by the French ace Jean Navarre, and as an Airplane Pack, featuring the Ni-16 used by the British ace, Albert Ball. The Nieuport 16 story includes several facets common to a few great fighters of World War 1. …
One of the aircrafts recently released in WW1 Wings of Glory, the RAF R.E.8, was conceived to replace the B.E.2 reconnaissance aircraft and light bomber. Being the Royal Aircraft Factory, with a prime focus on streamlining manufacture, the planes used many of the same parts. We must remember that, for airplanes designed to do observation work, being very steady and easy to fly were assets, while …
The history of WW1 airplane development is filled with failures and disappointments. There are rare cases where an airplane performed better than hoped for, and the UFAG C.I – featured in the new series of WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs, is one of those stories. Ungarische Flugzeugwerke AG (UFAG) had been building Lohner and Brandenburg aircraft under license, and may have been looking for ways …
The Albatros D.III, biplane fighter that stood out in the period of German aerial dominance in 1917 and which was flown by many of famous German aces – including Manfred von Richthofen, Ernst Udet, Erich Löwenhardt, Kurt Wolff, and Karl Emil Schäfer – is one of the WW1 aircraft coming soon in the new series of WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs. It would be fair …
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