Our previous article presented the Airco DH.4, the fourth aircraft featured in the recently released WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs. Now let’s learn something more about the three versions presented in Wings of Glory. 50th Squadron AEF The Airco DH.4 powered by the American Liberty 12-cylinder engine was the US Army Air Service standard general purpose two-seater in WW1, utilized for bombing, reconnaissance, and artillery …
The fourth aircraft arriving in the WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs is the Airco DH.4, a single-engine, two-seater biplane. Fast, versatile, and heavily armed, the Airco DH.4 was the Royal Flying Corps’ first purpose-built day bomber, and is considered the best aircraft in this role during the WW1. The aircraft was also used for photo-reconnaissance, long-range fighter sweeps, and antisubmarine patrols. It was produced in …
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 …
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