Where Eagles Fly, Where Eagles Meet: 4-6 Dec. 2015

**Nightbomber** · 08-28-2015 01:25

I am proudly announcing The Eagles Weekend 4-6 December, chaps!

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My Wingman Sven, AKA Marechallannes will be visiting my place and stay with me and my family that said weekend Friday to Sunday.
Since it will be his virgin trip to Poland I am preparing a kind of special programme for my honorable guest. Besides some gaming (will we find time to play?

) we will travel to some places of interest, like Wrocław (Breslau) and Kraków while accomplishing two secret missions on the way here and there.
It is going to be my bussiest and most exciting weekend right after Doncaster! Just see how Aerodrome changes life and ties bonds of cameraderie.

We will report in this thread how the things are going.

**Teaticket** · 08-28-2015 07:02

Sounds great! Please post any game photos and of your travels! Will Sven be keeping a beer counter like for Prague?

**Nightbomber** · 08-28-2015 07:09

Originally Posted by Teaticket

Sounds great! Please post any game photos and of your travels! Will Sven be keeping a beer counter like for Prague?

Of Course he will. One point of the agenda is Polish beers tasting.

Of course Sven will have to admit that some brands really match the German genuine ones.

**Lt. S.Kafloc** · 08-28-2015 07:21

Great news. Pics and full report please.

**Naharaht** · 08-28-2015 08:20

I hope that you will both have a good time.

**spindoc** · 08-28-2015 09:14

Lucky! Hopefully someday I'll make it across the pond again and meet up with some of you guys. Enjoy!!

**Marechallannes** · 08-28-2015 11:04

This will be an interesting trip indeed, and I'm very curious.

Hopefully I'll cause not too much stress, because the Polish hospitaliy is legendary.

My grandfather was born in Wroclav (Breslau) in 1912.

**Nightbomber** · 08-28-2015 15:07

I wish we both had a great journey through time, Sven. This region of mine is a melting pot of history you will face.
Really, can not wait to get you through, old Friend.

**Jager** · 08-28-2015 15:10

I'm sure it will be an eventful trip.
Here's to you both

Karl

**gully_raker** · 08-28-2015 17:47

That promises to be a trip & visit to remember!
Looking forward to all the AAR's (& not only the WoG ones!

)Lots of photos & stories of your exploits.

**Flying Helmut** · 08-29-2015 00:54

Sounds like a great trip!
I look forward to the after-beer-action-reports!

**tikkifriend** · 08-29-2015 01:53

Originally Posted by Flying Helmut

Sounds like a great trip!
I look forward to the after-beer-action-reports!

**Teaticket** · 08-29-2015 06:28

Originally Posted by Flying Helmut

Sounds like a great trip!
I look forward to the after-beer-action-reports!

Do enjoy yourselves but not so much you don't remember!

**CappyTom** · 08-29-2015 06:40

Sounds like a blast. Can't wait to see Poland for myself.

Thomas

**BobP** · 08-29-2015 13:57

Can't wait to see the AAR on his visit. I knopw a good time will be had by all.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 09-01-2015 11:21

Good to hear another friendship is being cemented by visiting each other Sven and Andy.
Rob.

**Nightbomber** · 09-01-2015 12:14

Originally Posted by CappyTom

Sounds like a blast. Can't wait to see Poland for myself.

Thomas

I thought we had a word on that, mate, had not we

? Spring 2016?

**Nightbomber** · 09-13-2015 10:36

The Wing members have been alerted and are standing by. A big air battle for air supremacy over the cliffs of Dover to commemorate the Battle of Britain is planned for Friday evening of 25th. Sven, our honorable guest, will lead the German schwarm as Adolf Galland, the ace. I can not wait to fly as his wingman

.

**Jager** · 09-13-2015 11:50

I'm sure everyone will do their duty proudly and with honor.

Karl

**gully_raker** · 09-13-2015 16:27

Will look forward to the outcome with "baited" breath.

**Marechallannes** · 09-14-2015 00:00

I will tell my fellow German attackers that we'll face ony Fairy Battle fighter planes.

(When I tell them that we'll fight versus Spitfires from the 303 squadron, they won't get up in the air.

)

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 09-14-2015 00:57

Glad you chaps are joining in the commemoration with Sven.
After all it takes two to Tango,

and a lot of good German lads went down as well. they were all somebody's sons.
Rob.

**Marechallannes** · 09-20-2015 08:55

I'm surprisingly grounded for this weekend, comrades.

My supervisor had a circulation collapse, no danger to life, but I need to be on duty for this weekend...

E-Mail sent, Andrzej.

I hope we can shift this meeting to November.

Scheisse...

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 09-21-2015 01:49

Very sorry to hear this Sven.
I hope all goes well.
Rob.

**Nightbomber** · 09-21-2015 03:39

If I had not reloaded my soul with positive vibrations during Doncaster 2015 - this information would certainly degrade my morale, Sven.

Well, the sense of duty and professional obligations prevail, no doubt about it.

We will work on other dates.

**Marechallannes** · 09-21-2015 04:37

Thank you.

This party isn't over my friend.

I can't ignore official duties but it's a real shame because the weather reports for this weekend and sightseeing in Opole region are perfect.

**Nightbomber** · 09-21-2015 05:27

Originally Posted by Marechallannes

Thank you.

This party isn't over my friend.

Of course it is not. We will discuss the details in PMs

.

**Nightbomber** · 09-26-2015 09:10

The game is not over and we have established a new date of the meeting: 4-6 Dec.

I hope this time nothing could spoil our cunning plan.

Meanwhile, as it was planned, yesterday I held a BoB Game fighter sweep scenario in which Sven wasn't able to participate.
I prepared some rules of engagement for this specific encounter including "+" points for kills and "-" points for withdrawal from action.
The rules appeared to work perfectly.
3 Allied pilots (1 British, 1 Czech and one Polish) faced 3 Germans.
The game lasted 90 minutes with possible respawning after 10 min. pause (to bring beverages from the kitchen

).
Both sides scored 2 kills and 2 parachuted German pilots were captured. Overall score was 6 points for each side (Germans could scored more points for shooting down Allied fighters). So we can say the game ended in a draw.
Great fun was had by all, but we missed Sven very much.

Below are some action shots.

Starting positions.

A young German pilot reaching for B damage tokens

.

Wiktor scored both kills for the German side and his face says all!

I must admit my pilot (Falkowski) scored 1 kill, was not shot down and was quite lucky performing evasive actions during 90 minutes of the game.

Sven you were missed - so to you we raised our glasses at the end of the Opole Flight meeting.

**Flying Helmut** · 09-26-2015 10:02

So Wiktor was the victor!

Great pictures Andrzej! Thanks for posting them.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 09-26-2015 11:36

Looks like another great evening of gaming, tinged with the bittersweet of Sven's absence.
I am sure that when he does make it, it will make up for all the sadness.
Rob.

**Marechallannes** · 09-26-2015 14:54

Originally Posted by Nightbomber

...

Sven you were missed - so to you we raised our glasses at the end of the Opole Flight meeting.

Great AAR my friend and a nice sceanrio to remember.

Snacks and Schnaps.

My time will come.

Good to see that the gaming friday was success. Sorry again for my abrupt cancel of the September trip.

Yesterday I was behind my office desk and thought: "My God, just at this time you were able to sit outside in a cafe in the old city of Breslau with your Polish friends, enjoy the sunshine and breath the great atmosphere of Oberschlesien."

We will catch up on everything in December.

I promise.

Greetings to all the Polish pilots and their families.

**gully_raker** · 09-27-2015 00:39

Well done Andy & the Polish Wing!
Sounds like a "close run thing"!
Congrats to young Wiktor for his successes.

**Nightbomber** · 11-20-2015 11:28

Let me revive this thread, for our dear friend Sven confirmed his arrival on 4-6 Dec

.
The schedule of gaming/beer tasting/sightseeing is confirmed, pilots of my Wing are on stand by, so Sven - fly safe, chap - homing beacons will be burning brightly marking your landing site.

**Marechallannes** · 11-20-2015 12:46

Perfect, my friend.

I'm curious for the Polish experience.

We'll have a good time.

**Nightbomber** · 12-02-2015 01:03

Less than 48 hours left to Sven's arrival.
Beacon lights are checked. Kubelwagen polished. Motorcycles ready.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 12-02-2015 01:06

Bullets checked?
Rob.

**Nightbomber** · 12-02-2015 01:23

Originally Posted by Flying Officer Kyte

Bullets checked?
Rob.

Yes Sir! Bottles checked.

**Marechallannes** · 12-02-2015 07:09

Headquarter confirmed arrival for Friday morning.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 12-02-2015 12:22

Originally Posted by Nightbomber

Yes Sir! Bottles checked.

Good man!
Kyte.

**csadn** · 12-02-2015 14:30

Originally Posted by Nightbomber

Yes Sir! Bottles checked.;)

Boom Cards all in a row? ;)

**Nightbomber** · 12-02-2015 15:34

Originally Posted by csadn

Boom Cards all in a row?

Absolutely! There is no emotion without the boom card!
There is going to be an Aces High battle between American 94th Squadron aces flying N.28s and German Albatros D.V aces.

**Flying Helmut** · 12-02-2015 16:42

Originally Posted by Nightbomber

Less than 48 hours left to Sven's arrival.
Beacon lights are checked. Kubelwagen polished. Motorcycles ready.

Sven's arrival chez Andrzej

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNVVoH9-QH0

**Nightbomber** · 12-02-2015 23:53

Originally Posted by Flying Helmut

Sven's arrival chez Andrzej

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNVVoH9-QH0

These are the scenes I meant, Tim!

**Marechallannes** · 12-03-2015 00:24

Me landing in a Ju52?

Very stylish, but I'm afraid a Polish F-16 will end my flight over Zgorzelec.

**Nightbomber** · 12-04-2015 01:54

Herr General Marechallannes has arrived safely in the morning and after a soldier's breakfast consisted mostly of bacon and eggs is now taking some rest before launching the inspection.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 12-04-2015 02:10

Good news Andy.
I await further dispatches with anticipation.
Kyte.

**flash** · 12-04-2015 09:22

Have a good time you chaps

**Nightbomber** · 12-06-2015 13:22

Sven's Ju 52 has just taken off from Opole airfield. The General's inspection was a HUGE success (our wing will not be sent to the Eastern Front

- at least for some time). 3 days full of meetings, sightseeing, gaming, testing Me 262, fighting over the Western Front, joy, eating, drinking - have passed. The reports will follow

. Stay tuned, chaps!