Four new fighters will be added to the WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs line soon: the SPAD S.VII, Albatros D.II, Bristol F.2B Fighter, and Halberstadt Cl.II. So let’s learn something more about these aircraft, starting by the SPAD S.VII, one of the best single-seat French fighters of WW1. With excellent performance for the time, it was flown by nearly all of the French aces. Designed …
The last article presented the Siemens-Schuckert D.III fighter. Now, it’s time to learn a bit more about the pilots of the three versions of this aircraft featured in the WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs: the German Aces Helmut Lange, Joseph Veltjens, and Olivier Freiherr von Beaulieu-Marconnay. Helmut Lange Helmut Lange served in Jagdstaffel 26 during World War I and, during his career, piloted various aircraft, including …
The Siemens-Schuckert D.III was a German single-seat fighter built by Siemens-Schuckert Werke. The D.III was a development of the earlier Siemens-Schuckert D.IIc prototype. The D.III was an equal-span sesquiplane powered by a 160 hp (119 kW) Siemens-Halske Sh.III bi-rotary engine. Idflieg placed an order for 20 aircraft in December, 1917, followed by a second order of 30 aircraft in February, 1918. The Siemens-Schuckert D.III was designed …
The last article presented the fighter Sopwith Triplane. Now it’s time to learn a bit more about the pilots of the three versions of this aircraft featured in the WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs: the Canadian ace Raymond Collishaw, and the Australians Robert Alexander Little and Roderic Stanley Dallas. Raymond Collishaw The most victorious Sopwith Triplane pilot, Raymond “Collie” Collishaw was the highest scoring Royal …
In April, 1917, a formation of fourteen German aircrafts was attacked by two light, fast, and nimble British fighters piloted by Flight Commander R. S. Dallas and Flight Sub-Lieutenant T. G. Culling, from No.1 Naval Squadron. After 45 minutes of combat and three airplanes shot down, the remaining German planes were forced to retreat. This was the impressive debut of the Sopwith Triplane, a revolutionary and …
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