The Aviatik D.I was a single-engine, single-seater fighter biplane that served the Austro-Hungarian Empire as a fighter and reconnaissance escort through the final years of World War 1. It was also known as the Berg D.I or the Berg Fighter because it was designed by Julius von Berg. The D.I was the first indigenously designed fighter aircraft of the Austro-Hungarian Air Service (Luftfahrtruppen). In many respects, the …
The second part of the Hanriot HD.1 preview (click here to see the Part 1) presents the pilots of the three versions of this fighter featured in the WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs: the Belgian ace Willy Coppens, and the Italians, Mario Fucini and Silvio Scaroni. Willy Coppens Belgium’s leading fighter ace, with 37 victories credited, and the champion “balloon buster” of World War I, …
Two Wings of Glory tournaments will be held this weekend near Savona (northern Italy) at 11th Milisaona (August 2-4, Albissola Marina). This annual convention presents a rich program of events (medieval reenactment, miniature & model show, and fantasy and historical simulation games), including the III Wings of Glory Weekend, organized by the Fog Soldiers group. On Saturday, August 3, from 1pm, the tournament-challenge “WW2 Wings of Glory …
The Hanriot HD.1 was a single-seat biplane fighter. Despite its development in 1916 by the French company Hanriot, the HD.1 was not adopted by the French squadrons, but equipped the Belgian and the Italian air forces. It was a highly successful design, piloted by WWI Aces such as Willy Coppens, Mario Fucini, and Silvio Scaroni. While Hanriot began the 1900s developing several pre-war monoplanes, they had mainly …
Several Wings of Glory activities were hold at Enfilade 2013. Doug Nolan, one of the game masters of the events, told us about what happened in that weekend in this brief report. “Enfilade 2013 saw a lot of Wings of Glory action this year. Each play section saw at least one Wings of Glory game taking place. Ares Games donated prize support for the convention consisting …
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