Wings of Glory! |
"Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart."
~ Baron Manfred von Richthofen
British pilots: Lewis and Dave. |
German pilots: Darcy and Blair. |
Enemies sighted. |
Collision? No. Different altitudes. |
Giving chase. |
Guns jammed! |
Chasing tails. |
Flying in circles. |
I'm hit! |
Under fire! |
Down! |
Avenged! |
Game II: Bombing mission. |
Escort. |
Fire fight! |
Blair is on form. |
On target for bomb drop. |
The uncanny luck of Lewis finally runs out. |
Game III: Dogfight! |
Gun jam! |
Pairing off. |
Early casualty of war. |
Bad luck! |
And then there were two! |
Gun jam! |
A real dogfight! |
The repartee between Dave and Blair was stunning. |
A pity I don't have a transcript. |
These photos barely capture the excitement. |
A close call. At this point, Blair looks like he has the advantage over Dave. |
"Good flying never killed yet." ~ attributed to Major Edward 'Mick' Mannock, RAF, ranking British Empire fighter ace of W.W. I. 61 victories. |
"I put my bullets into the target as if I placed them there by hand." ~ Capitaine René Paul Fonck, French Air Service, 75 victories WWI |
"Aerial gunnery is 90 percent instinct and 10 percent aim." ~ Captain Frederick C. Libby, RFC |
"I fly close to my man, aim well and then of course he falls down." ~ Captain Oswald Boelcke, probably the world's first ace. |
Dave (British) takes out The Red Baron (Blair). |
Dave reveals his lucky hand at the end of the game. Barely a scratch! |
Nice picture and report! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHow big are these planes? 1/100?
Greetings
Peter
Thanks for your kind words. The planes are 1/144th scale miniatures.
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Nice looking game!
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to play too!
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