AAR The Wright Flight January 15, 2022 in Dayton Ohio

[camelbeagle]

The Wright Flight got together for its monthly meeting on Saturday. We went to the Middle East for some British vs Ottoman Empire. This was just one great big air battle!

We had twelve participants! Eleven fliers and one game referee. Great turnout!!!

I also apologize. Yet again, I had a couple of pictures go upside down.

For the British we had three Bristol M.1C and three RAF RE8 two seater.





The Ottoman Empire had some Halberstadt D.V (I cold be wrong here). German Albatros D.III reinforcements, and a Two Seater that I cannot remember what it was.
Now, in the picture I have four Albatros D.III, but we only but three on the table.







Here is another picture of one of Halberstadt D.V.



The air battle begins. A Bristol is looking for its first target.



That search did not take long!



The battle quickly gets everyone involved.





It did not take long for fire to break out!



Here are various shots of the Action.













The planes started to go down!




A couple more action shots!




Now, this one is a proxy. On on the Bristol models had its magnet come off. So they substituted this model as a stand in. I had to add the picture because it is a really nicely done plane.


More planes started to fall from the sky!


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Only a couple of RAF RE8 left!


The Ottoman Two seater goes down!


The plane population is declining!


There goes down another RAF RE8!


Down to one RAF RE8, one Halbstadt, and two Albatros.


The RAF RE8 decided it was time to get out and go home!


In all, a really fun and exciting game! Thanks to everyone who was able to come.

[CrashCraig]

Awesome action Dan. Looks like a good time for everyone

[monse]

That is terrific action with some beautiful unusual planes.
Bunch of Rep sent.

The two-seater of the Central Powers could be an AEG C.IV
With its typical square horizontal stabilizer.

And a very short length for a two seater :
Length: 7.15 m (23 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 13.46 m (44 ft 2 in)

Shorter than the Albatros D.III :
Length: 7.35 m (24 ft 1 in)
Upper wingspan: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)

compared to the Rumpler C.IV :
Length: 8.41 m (27 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 12.66 m (41 ft 6 in)

[RJG173]

Here's a card for that Ottoman A.E.G. C.IV.

[Vagabond]

Lots of action with so many planes and a few very nice ones, in particular the red and white candy striped Albatros and the standin proxy cdl although it didn't last long.
Nice to see the Bristol's as well.
Cheers

Oh, I liked the unside down pictures just a bit suprised it was the tandems looping the loop.

[Spoonfrog]

Nice AAR from an under represented (at least on my table) theatre. I didn't know the Halberstadt D.V could fly inverted!

[camelbeagle]

An A.E.G. C.IV. Thanks! I appreciate the info! Thanks for the great comment! It was a fun game!!!

[flash]

What a great turnout, Dan, who partook ? You need a group photo & name the blighters some time !

[camelbeagle]

That is a great idea! Here it is! Pictures were taken by Ray (G Dog).
We will do the attendance with Jim (rhodie80) and go clockwise.

Jim (rhodie80), Tom (redcoon2), Mike, Matt (adler64), Bill (Old guy), Kaz, Darryl (predhead), David Thompson (Designer of Undaunted and Sniper Elite), his son Jackson, Dan (camelbeagle), Marc, and Ray (G dog) took the picture.

[flash]

Just the ticket, Dan, some familiar faces there from my LL tour in 2018

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Good game and as you say Dave it is always great to put a few new faces to the names.

Rob.

[mikeemagnus]

Nice to see all of that. Great game, great models, great team of players - delightful. And yes, its good to see the Middle East theatre in play. REP inbound Dan - thanks for sharing

[Flying Helmut]

The Brits went out for Turkey dinner, but it didn't work out that way!

Great action, and nice to see the faces behind the names.

[predhead]

That is a great idea! Here it is! Pictures were taken by Ray (G Dog).
We will do the attendance with Jim (rhodie80) and go clockwise.

Jim (rhodie80), Tom (redcoon2), Mike, Matt, Bill (Old guy), Kaz, Darryl (predhead), David Thompson (Designer of Undaunted and Sniper Elite), his son Jackson, Dan (camelbeagle), Marc, and Ray (G dog) took the picture.

Matt is adler64.

[predhead]

Nice to see all of that. Great game, great models, great team of players - delightful. And yes, its good to see the Middle East theatre in play. REP inbound Dan - thanks for sharing

And next month...Eastern Front! A collection of Russian Nieuports facing off against Austro-Hungarian Brandenburg D.Is.

[camelbeagle]

Thanks Darryl! Correction added!