WMMS 2024 Sunday 17th March

[Boney10]

We have been adked if we wish to put in a game at this show this year

WMMS 2024
West Midlands Military Show
Sunday 17th March
At

Aldersley Leisure Village
Aldersley Rd
Wolverhampton
WV6 9NW

Anyone interested let me know asap so I can book a table. This year I was looking to just hVe one tBle for wings as we dont usually get many takers for sails.
So let me know plwase

[David Manley]

Yes if I'm OK to travel by then

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Good to hear from you Dave.
Hope you will be up to snuff by then.
All the best.
Rob.
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[Hedeby]

i hope to be there, always a decent show

[Flying Helmut]

Hope to be there.

[Boney10]

I shall get a table booked

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Chris, are you going to put our events on the calendar?

Rob.

[Boney10]

Hi Rob, yes I will add thee ents I know of this weekend

[tikkifriend]

Good to hear from you Dave.
Hope you will be up to snuff by then.
All the best.
Rob.
.

What Rob said.

[Hedeby]

Chris, are you going to put our events on the calendar?

Rob.

Done

[Boney10]

It has been confirmed we have a table 10 by 6 for this show.
I asked for one table for WW1 add to your calendars and see you there in a few weeks

[Hedeby]

Looking forward to.
I have declined the invite to Airecon this year so I can attend.

[armstrongjohn1]

I may be able to make that.

[Boney10]

A last reminder WMMS is this coming Sunday. Ishall bring some aircraft and some mats, but cant bring much.
Look forward to seeing you that can come at the venue. I shall be leaving early, with Mrs B10 in tow as we are going to Barnsley after the show.
I intend to be there around 9am or as soonest I can.

[Hedeby]

Big thank you to Chris, Andy and Marian for their help at WMMS today. Great to catch up with Mark (Baron Rolf) as well.
Some great games, photo's to follow later.

[Hedeby]

Set up ready to go...



The display end



Will post rest tomorrow

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Looking good Chris.
I am green with envy. Pity I could not be there.
Rob.

[Hedeby]

A.A.R.

So first up I thought we could repeat the game that worked so well for the Allies at Hammerhead... would we yet again display the dogfighting prowess of the SPAD XIII up against the dreaded Fokker D.VII?



So it would appear we are flying the slightly more flammable variant of the Spad. Not the best result from the first damage card of the day. But things can only improve from here.



Initial hope was rapidly quashed... first blood to the Germans



Actually, that should be first, second and third blood to the Germans, a whitewash with all Spads shot down. After that debacle we decide upon something different so we brought on a couple of Gothas to bomb the RAF airfield, with a flight of Sopwith Camels defending their airspace.



A much closer contest, the first Gotha managed to drop its bombs on the airfield (thankfully missing all the buildings including the bar). However it was immediately shot down by the airfields anti aircraft battery.



A similar fate befell the 2nd Gotha, another direct hit on the airfield, another direct hit for the anti aircraft team. The Camels did mange to down one of the D.VII escort planes (courtesy of Deadly M) - the first pilot success of the day for the RAF



It was wonderful to be able to battle Baron Rolf again after a few years, it was doubly nice to consign his lovely D.VII to a pile of flaming scrap. Emboldened by that success (and given it was the afternoon) I thought it was time to whip my Bristols out, so up for a challenge we went full on...



A lack of planning (and radios) meant that the majority of the Brisfits went after the escorts...



Unfortunately (1) that left the Zeppelin Staaken to me,
Unfortunately (2) I misjudged the approach and ended up behind the damn thing, behind it and at short range...
I did mange to claim a FULL HOUSE of special damage though... Pilot Wound, Smoke, Fire, Engine Damage, Rudder Damage and a BOOM card (I did manage to jam one of his guns)



FOURTEEN 'B' damage cards later my beloved (upgunned - obviously) F2B was nothing but debris.



However not all was in vain, as the short range A/B front guns of the Bristol had done some serious damage to the German giant, which meant that the rest of the team were able to destroy it as it made its final approach on the airfield. Great fun game, if a bit bloody at the start.



Thanks to Chris (Boney10), Andy (Hawkhurst), Marian (Deadly M), Mark (Baron Rolf) for their support and participation on the day and a special call out to Andy & Marian's Granddaughter who flew valiantly for both sides and seemed to have a great day... another Deadly M in the making I think.