Following the article about the Dornier Do.17, it’s time to learn more about the remarkable bomber named Junkers Ju.88, coming in WW2 Wings of Glory Squadron Packs in two versions: an A-1 model used by Kampfgeschwader 77 and an A-4 model from Küstenfliegergruppe 506. The Junkers Ju.88 was another example of an interwar design concept for a “fast bomber” which would be able to outrun fighters …
Four new Special/Squadron Packs, featuring the bombers Dornier Do.17 and Junkers Ju.88, are coming to WW2 Wings of Glory. Let us learn more about the Dornier Do.17 and its two versions presented in the packs: Do.17 Z-2 and Do.17 Z-10. Even before Hitler gained power in 1933, the German military had begun a stealthy re-armament program, with cover stories to hide the development of new weapons. …
The recently released series of WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs includes the highly successful Allied two–seaters Breguet 14, a plane capable of both recon and light bombing. Designed by Louis Breguet, it was the first Allied plane using more metal than wood in its construction, mostly duraluminum and welded steel tubing. The result was a plane that was light, sturdy, and very fast, with many …
The single-engine, two-seat reconnaissance biplane Rumpler C.IV is one of the new aircraft featured in the latest series of WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs. The history of this plane is an example of the frequent German practice of starting with one aircraft design and refining it model by model. This practice, probably most familiar in the Albatros fighter series, where the D.Va is clearly an …
Following the Pfalz D.III preview article, it’s time to learn more about the RAF SE.5, the second fighter just released in the new series of WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs. The SE.5 (Scout Experimental 5) was designed around a new and powerful engine, one which unfortunately was cranky and unreliable. The first pilots to fly the plane were very unimpressed (Albert Ball hated it and …
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