A new series of WW2 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs is coming soon, introducing the Republic P-47, Messerschmitt Bf.109, Douglas SBD Dauntless, and Yokosuka D4Y Suisei airplanes in a new content format. Let’s learn something more about these planes, starting with the Republic P-47, the main United States fighter of World War II and the largest and heaviest single engine fighter built in World War Two. …
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 …
The eagerly awaited 4-engine bombers B-17 and Avro Lancaster are now hitting the stores in four WW2 Wings of Glory Special Packs. So, let’s learn more about these aircraft and the versions featured in the game, starting with the B-17 Flying Fortress, designed by Boeing to address the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) 1930s request for a large, multi-engine bomber. The B-17 prototype design started …
The last article presented the Nakajima Ki-84 “Hayate”. Now it’s time to learn something about the three versions of this fighter featured in the WW2 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs. Two are fighters flown by the pilots Kenji Fujimoto and Takeshi Imoto and the third miniature represents an aircraft which served in the 52nd Sentai. Kenji Fujimoto and Takeshi Imoto In late 1944, when United States …
The Nakajima Ki-84 “Hayate” (Gale) was a fast, very maneuverable, and well armed Japanese fighter which served the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) during the last year of the Pacific War. Nicknamed “Frank” by the Allies, the Ki-84 is considered the best fighter of JAAF in the WW2, with a performance on par with the most advanced Allied fighters and a firepower able to take down …
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