One of the aircrafts recently released in WW1 Wings of Glory, the RAF R.E.8, was conceived to replace the B.E.2 reconnaissance aircraft and light bomber. Being the Royal Aircraft Factory, with a prime focus on streamlining manufacture, the planes used many of the same parts. We must remember that, for airplanes designed to do observation work, being very steady and easy to fly were assets, while …
The history of WW1 airplane development is filled with failures and disappointments. There are rare cases where an airplane performed better than hoped for, and the UFAG C.I – featured in the new series of WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs, is one of those stories. Ungarische Flugzeugwerke AG (UFAG) had been building Lohner and Brandenburg aircraft under license, and may have been looking for ways …
The new series of WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs featuring four new WW1 aircraft – Nieuport 17, Albatros D.III, UFAG C.I, and RAF RE.8 – starts to hit the shelves in US stores today, June 8th, and will be available in other countries in the following weeks. Albatros D.III, used by Manfred von Richthofen. Each of these planes is featured in three different versions: the …
The Albatros D.III, biplane fighter that stood out in the period of German aerial dominance in 1917 and which was flown by many of famous German aces – including Manfred von Richthofen, Ernst Udet, Erich Löwenhardt, Kurt Wolff, and Karl Emil Schäfer – is one of the WW1 aircraft coming soon in the new series of WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs. It would be fair …
A new series of WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs is coming soon, presenting the aircraft Nieuport 17, Albatros D.III, UFAG C.I, and RAF RE.8. While waiting their release, let’s learn more about them and the pilots of the versions featured in the packs, starting with the Nieuport 17. The Nieuport company began with two flying brothers (Edouard and Charles Nieuport) but both died in flying …
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