Origins Awards 2015: four items by Ares are among the finalists. The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design (AAGAD) announced the nominees for the Origins Awards 2015, and our games are among the finalists in four categories: The Battle of Five Armies, for Best Board Game; Wings of Glory Game Mats for Best Game Accessory; and Sails of Glory for Best Historical Rules and Best …
Our previous article discussed the Macchi M.5, one of the best hydroplane produced by the Italian company Macchi, presented in the recently released WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs. Now let’s learn something more about the three versions represented in Wings of Glory. Willis Bradley Haviland Commander Willis Bradley Haviland (1890–1944) was a pioneer military pilot in World War I and a Naval Air Station Commanding …
One of the new planes arriving in the WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs is the Italian single-seat Macchi M.5, a refined, extremely manoeuvrable and agile flying-boat fighter, which was operated by Italy and the United States. Designed in 1917 by engineers Carlo Felice Buzio and Luigi Calzavara, from the Nieuport Macchi, in Varese (northern Italy), the Macchi M.5 was introduced into service in Autumn that …
Macchi M.5, one of the new fighters. The new WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs featuring the Fokker E.V, Nieuport Ni.28, Macchi M.5 and Hannover CL.IIIa are shipping to distributors and will hit the stores this week in North America. In the coming weeks, they will be available in other regions. Each airplane is presented in three different versions: Fokker E.V (Erich Lowenhardt, Theodor Osterkamp and …
Our previous article presented the Fokker E.V, the first 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. Erich Löwenhardt Löwenhardt was born in Breslau, Silesia, of the German Empire on 7 April 1897, the son of a doctor. He received his education at a military school in Lichterfelde. …
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