The Bristol Beaufighter, also called simply the Beau, was a British long-range heavy fighter derived from the earlier Beaufort torpedo bomber design. The name Beaufighter is a merge of “Beaufort” and “fighter”. Unlike the Beaufort, the Beaufighter had a long career and served in almost all theatres of WW2, first as a night fighter, then as a fighter bomber and eventually replacing the Beaufort as a …
In our previous article, we presented the Fiat CR.42 Falco aircraft. Now let’s learn something more about the pilots of the three versions included in the WW2 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs: the Italians Luigi Gorrini and Vito Rinaldi (Regia Aeronautica), and the German Feldwebel Hors Gressler (Lutwaffe). Luigi Gorrini Born in July 1917 in Piacenza, Italy, Luigi Gorrini joined the Regia Aeronautica in 1937 and …
The Fiat CR.42 Falco was the most famous WW2 Italian fighter, and the most widely used, with more than 1,780 aircrafts built. It was the last development of the Fiat biplane fighters produced by the engineer Celestino Rosatelli (CR was the acronym for “Caccia Rosatelli”), started with the CR.1 in 1923. The CR.42 was highly maneuverable and sturdy, and even if it was outdated compared to …
The new WW2 Airplane Packs featuring the aircrafts Gloster Gladiator, Fiat CR.42 Falco, Bristol Beaufighter and Messerschimitt Bf.110C are now shipping to distributors and will be available in North American stores starting March, 25th. In Europe and other regions, the new Airplane Packs are expected to be in stores in the next weeks. Our warehouse also received the first 500 copies of Lords of Middle-earth Limited …
The previous article presented the capabilities of the Gloster Gladiator fighter plane. Now, let’s look at the pilots of the three versions of this aircraft which are included in the WW2 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs – two Mk.Is, piloted by the Squadron Leader Marmaduke “Pat” Pattle and by Lieutenant Dag Krohn, and a Sea Gladiator, flown by Lieutenant George Burges. Marmaduke Thomas St. John “Pat” …
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