In April, 1917, a formation of fourteen German aircrafts was attacked by two light, fast, and nimble British fighters piloted by Flight Commander R. S. Dallas and Flight Sub-Lieutenant T. G. Culling, from No.1 Naval Squadron. After 45 minutes of combat and three airplanes shot down, the remaining German planes were forced to retreat. This was the impressive debut of the Sopwith Triplane, a revolutionary and …
The second part of the Aviatik D.I 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 Austro-Hungarian ace Frank Linke-Crawford and two brave pilots, the Austro-Hungarians Karl Sabeditsch and Karl Turek. Frank Linke-Crawford Oberleutnant Frank Linke-Crawford was born in 18 August, 1893, and was the fourth-ranking ace …
Wings of Glory aces are called to take part to a big battle on September 22nd, in Florence, Tuscany. During the FirenzeGioca 2013 convention (September 21-22, at Obihall), the game store Mister Neko will promote an attempt to break the world record for the largest Wings of Glory match. A table over 20 meters long will be placed along the famous Arno river, just outside the …
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, …
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