What is your Favourite WW1 Period?

**gully_raker** · 10-09-2011 02:41

O.K. Folks, for a bit of Fun what is your favourite period of WW1 Aviation?

Go to it Pilots!

**Jimmy Doolittle** · 10-09-2011 03:16

Does it matter? For me the only thing that matters is that the dueling planes are from the same period.

**batesyboy** · 10-09-2011 03:23

Bang on Jimmy !
But must admit, the early birds, eindeckers, Lattice tails, etc are a current fave !

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 10-09-2011 03:55

Has to be 1916/17. The golden era for Albert Ball.
Rob.

**Marechallannes** · 10-09-2011 05:20

1916 - Albatroses ruled the skies.

**Willi Von Klugermann** · 10-09-2011 05:37

Bloody April onwards. Nicer mix of aircraft.

**greenalfonzo** · 10-09-2011 07:33

1917/18 for me. The classic line-up of scouts at their finest.

BTW, why isn't 1917 (post April, when the SE5, Camel, and SPAD come into use), or late 1917/18 an option? I didn't vote.

**itchy** · 10-09-2011 11:32

The whole show for me , love the aircraft the period and the game just brings it all together perfectly.

**flyingryno** · 10-09-2011 13:15

I like the whole The whole shebang! I like the whole evolution ot the planes.

**Doug** · 10-09-2011 13:48

I agree that that the whole war is is a great period of aviation but my fave is 1916 -1917.

**Boney10** · 10-09-2011 15:27

The full ish fior me, lots of different aircraft to paint and play with

**CappyTom** · 10-10-2011 02:50

Originally Posted by Flying Officer Kyte

Has to be 1916/17. The golden era for Albert Ball.
Rob.

I will have to agree with Rob on this one.

Tom

**Nightbomber** · 10-10-2011 08:59

Bloody April.
Just today I have found a little parcel with a book in my mailbox.
It's Peter Hart's: "Bloody April" that I had bought in a UK online store several days ago. 356 pages of little print. Good reading ahead...

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 10-10-2011 12:07

I fully endorse what you are saying Andrzej. A bloody good read. Any of the new chaps who have not read it should try to get a copy.
Rob.

**Ravenlord** · 10-10-2011 12:29

Andrzej, please give us a book rewiew when you´ll get to the end of the book
(waiting for the post tomorow

)

back to the thread:
Time period is not important for me, as long as I can play in the austrian/italian area or as a Pfalz-pilot.

Matthias

**Nightbomber** · 10-10-2011 12:35

Originally Posted by Ravenlord

Andrzej, please give us a book rewiew when you´ll get to the end of the book
(waiting for the post tomorow

)

Matthias

Don't pull my leg, Matthias! I'm not THAT good in fast reading!
(Frankly, I must finish Otto Carius' "Tigers in the Mud" first).

**georgerutherfor** · 10-11-2011 14:37

I started with Peter Hart's book on Bloody April, then read his book on 1918, and tracked down his book on the Somme air battles as well (he also wrote what I thought was a good book on the Somme campaign on the ground). I like the style, the immediacy of the first-hand accounts. However, for purposes of this poll, I will have to go with 1918, specifically the time around the German Spring Offensive, as the fighting described in Yeates' Winged Victory is horrific but memorable.

Doug