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 previous article, we presented the Fokker D.VII fighter. Now, it’s time to take a look at the pilots who flew the versions of this fighter featured in the Wings of Glory Airplane Packs: Oberleutnant Hermann Göring (JG1, Luftstreitskräfte), Leutnant zur See Gotthard Sachsenberg (Jagdgruppe Flandern Marine Fliegertruppe), and Leutnant Rudolf Stark (Jagdstaffel 35b, Luftstreitkräfte). Hermann Göring in front of the Fokker D.VII. Hermann Göring …
Four new WW1 fighters are arriving in the Wings of Glory game: the Fokker D.VII, Sopwith Snipe, Roland C.II, and Airco DH.4. This series of preview articles presents these aircraft and the versions featured in the WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs, starting with the German single-seat biplane, the Fokker D.VII. Successor of the famous Fokker Dr.I , it is often mentioned as the best fighter …
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