First Eagles by Thirdwire

This pack contains 2 Fokker Dr.1's of Jasta 2.
 
Fokker Dr.1 190/17 of Jasta Boelcke
Piloted by Lt. Otto Loffler.
 
Fokker Dr.1 214/17 of Jasta Boelcke
Piloted by Lt. Wilhelm Papenmeier.

This is Fokker Dr.1 502/17 of Jasta 11
 
Pilot is unknown and the red stripes could be black.
But I made mine Jasta 11 Red. Looks better.
Hope you'll agree.

This is Fokker 586/17 of Jasta 6
This rendering is that of Hans Kirschstein
 
The game file is a little more accurate than the photo.
I had to make some changes to upper wing stripes and the
outer wing struts after the photo was taken.
 
Enjoy

This pack contains 3 Jasta 6 Fokker Dr.1's
 
Fokker Dr.1 525/17 of Jasta 6 with red wing tips
 
Fokker Dr.1 556/17 of Jast 6 piloted by Lt. Ludwig Beckmann (red band)
 
Fokker Dr.1 (?) Pilot (?) Photos of this Dr.1 show it to be of Jasta 6 (Black and White Band)

This is a Fokker Dr.1 of Jasta 6
 
The pilot was Franz Hemer.
 
Known for his long blonde hair, he used a long wavy blonde line on the
sides of his Dr.1 as his personal identification.

A small pack of 10 Jasta 11 Skins for First Eagles with the Expansion Pack
 
Updated: 11/25/08

This patch will correct the nose face plate on all the downloadable custom
Fokker Dr.1 skins of Jasta 2 that were made by quack74.
The face plates are black on all models now. This patch will make the faceplate
white which is correct. Sorry for the oversight
 
quack74
 
 
Only downloads pre Nov 24, '08 need fixing

This is one of Baumer's earlier Dr.1's 204/17 of Jasta Boelcke.
Flown sometime in late 1917 or early 1918.
Enjoy!

This is Fokker Dr.1 568/17 of Jasta 6.
The pilot is Lt. R. Tuxen.
 
First name is Robert or Rudolf. Not sure.

A mission for First Eagles + Expansion Pack 1 + Nov 08 patch.
 
UPDATED 22/11/08: This mission has been amended to include the excellent authentic Jasta
11 colour schemes created by Quack74 (See 'Mission requirements' below).
 
Bucky's Quick Mission No.7: 'Richthofen's Final Two Victories'.
 
Released 20/4/08. The 90th anniversary of the action depicted in this mission.
 
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Introduction:
 
There is no question that Manfred Von Richthofen is THE most famous fighter pilot of all time.
In fact, there's a strong case for saying he's the best known soldier of any war in history, let
alone WW1. He's been, (and will continue to be) the subject of countless books, journalistic
articles and TV documentaries. Indeed, at the time of writing, a new movie; 'The Red Baron',
has just been released in Germany. The lasting interest and fascination with all aspects of his
short life is truly extraordinary.
 
I created this mission, a re-enactment of an actual aerial combat that took place at
approximately 18:40, on Saturday, 20th April, 1918, to commemorate the 90th anniversary
of Richthofen's death.
 
Flying his famous red Fokker Dr.I Triplane, serial number 425/17, this was to be the Baron's
penultimate patrol and air combat, during which he achieved his 79th and 80th victories.
 
This is how Richthofen described the action in his combat report:
 
"With six planes of Jasta 11, I attacked large enemy squadron. During the fight I observed
that a Triplane was attacked and shot at from below by a Camel. I put myself behind the
adversary and brought him down, burning, with only a few shots. The enemy plane crashed
down near the forest of Hamel where it burned on the ground.
Three minutes after I had brought down the first machine, I attacked a second Camel of the
same enemy squadron. The adversary dived, caught his machine and repeated the
manoeuvre several times. I approached him as near as possible when fighting and fired 50
bullets until the machine began to burn. The body of the machine was burned in the air, the
remnants dashed to the ground, north-east of Villers Bretonneux."
 
His unfortunate victims that day were; Major Richard Raymond-Barker, who was killed, and
2nd Lt David Greswolde Lewis, who amazingly survived the crash of his burning Camel, and
was taken prisoner.
 
Less than 24 hours after this combat, Richthofen was dead. Killed by a single .303 bullet (but
that's another long story!). He was just 25 years old.
 
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To set the scene:
 
At this time Jasta 11 were based at Cappy airfield, about 20 miles east of Amiens. Richthofen
was experiencing a lean period (mainly due to bad weather), having gained no victories
between 7th-19th April...the weather during that day had been very cloudy, but by the early
evening it was generally clear, allowing the Rittmeister and five other pilots of Jasta 11 to
set off for the early evening patrol.
Airborne at about the same time, and equally keen for a fight were the Sopwith Camels of
3 sqn, RAF...
 
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Mission guidlines:
 
When the mission starts you'll be at a little over 6,000 ft (1500m). Initially, you should keep
to a heading of around 250 degrees, flying south-west. Keep formation with your five
wingmen. Looking below and to your right, you'll see the winding Somme river as you pass
over Cerisy, heading toward Villers Bretonneux. To your left you'll see the old Roman road
that stretches from Amiens to St Quentin. Perfect navigational aids should you become
disorientated.
 
Richthofen shot down the two Camels within three minutes of eachother. Indeed, the two
machines crashed to earth just 50 yards apart. Maybe you can do better?
 
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Compromises and game limitations:
 
1. During the spring of 1918 the German offensive had pushed the allies back much further
than the actual front line depicted in the game. Also, the Flanders map is very sparsely
populated around the Villers Bretonneux area where this combat actually took place.
However, although some towns and villages are missing, The action happens in the correct
general area.
 
2. FE won't allow multiple 'named wingmen' in the players flight. This means the game will
recognise only the players plane. consequently, there will be no record of your wingmen's
actions in the 'stats' screen at end of mission. It also means you can't issue orders via the
'tab' button.
The good news is; this doesn't stop your wingmen from participating in the action.
 
3. Manfred's brother Lothar, (40 victories) was not involved in the action depicted in this
mission. He was still in hospital and extremely lucky to still be alive after being shot down in
his yellow and red Fokker Triplane on 13th March. It's a nice Jasta 11colour scheme which is
included with the expansion pack, so I've used it anyway...We'll assume that he had another
Dr.I painted the same way, and that another pilot was using it on 20th April!
 
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Mission requirements:
 
To fly this mission as intended, you'll need the following mods and skins:
 
Flanders terrain.
By Edward.
To be found in the Combat Ace, Downloads, 'Maps/Terrains' section.
 
The following Jasta 11 Fokker Dr.I skins:
All created by Quack74.
To be found in the Combat Ace, Downloads, 'Skins', 'WW1', section.
MvR Last plane.
J11 Blue Tail.
Richard Wenzl.
Werner Steinhauser.
Edgar Scholtz.
 
Many thanks to the above artists for their most excellent contributions to this great game.
 
 
Although not essential, for extra realism and immersion I would recommend the following
mods, available from the Combat Ace, Downloads site:
 
'Thicker, Fuller Clouds'.
By ShrikeHawk.
Found in: 'Maps/Terrains'. 'Environmental Mods'.
Excellent mod that greatly improves the "cotton wool ball" clouds effect.
 
'FE Sounds'.
By yours truly.
Found in: 'Sound Mods'.
I've updated this mod with a louder "bullet hit" sample, designed to make you jump when
your plane gets hit!
 
For maximum realism I would also recommend that this mission be played with all gameplay
settings set to 'Hard'.
 
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Installation instructions:
 
Install the mission by unzipping the downloaded file to the following path:
C:/Program Files/Thirdwire/WW1/Missions
 
Alternatively, you can drag and drop the unzipped MSN file directly into your 'Missions' folder.
 
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I hope you enjoy flying this mission and find it both challenging and enjoyable enough to play
it more than once. I've tried to make it as historically accurate and authentic as the game will
allow.
Feel free to change any of the parameters as you wish.
 
I would welcome any suggestions or general feedback, good, bad or indifferent, via any one
of the FE forums.
 
Viel Glueck!
 
Bucky. 20/4/08.
 
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References used in creating this mission:
 
'The Jasta War Chronology'... N. Franks. F. Bailey & R. Duiven.
'Under The Guns Of The Red Baron'... N. Franks & H. Giblin.
'In The Footsteps Of The Red Baron'... M. O'Connor & N. Franks.
'Above The Lines'... N. Franks. F.W. Bailey & R. Guest.
'The Red Baron. Beyond The Legend'...P Kilduff.
'The Red Baron Combat Wing'...P.Kilduff.
'Richthofen'...A.E. Ferko.
'Von Richthofen's Flying Circus'...G. Van Wyngarden.
'Sopwith Camel Squadrons'...L.A. Rogers.
 
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A mission For First Eagles + Expansion Pack 1 + Nov 08 patch.
 
Bucky's Quick Mission No.8: 'Woollett's six in a day!' Parts 1 & 2.
 
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Introduction:
 
These missions are a re-enactment of two aerial combats that took place in the skies above
La Gorgue, 15 miles west of Lille, at approximately 10:30am and 5:00pm on Friday, 12th
April, 1918. The combatants were 43 Sqn's C Flight, led by Captain Henry Winslow Woollett,
(35 Victories), and three (or more) unknown German Jasta's...Woollett was credited with
shooting down six German aircraft during these combats...Three in each!
 
Henry Woollett, a medical student before the war, joined the RFC in 1916, and was posted
to 24 Sqn in November of that year. He scored one victory flying the (by then) obsolescent
DH2, before converting to the DH5, in which he scored four more victories.
In August 1917, he was sent home to England to become an instructor. He was then posted to
43 Sqn in March 1918. He achieved thirty victories up until early August 1918 (including 11
balloons), when he was again sent home to command three training squadrons.
A brilliant pilot, and an excellent leader, he had great style too: He created quite a stir
among the top brass by wearing a leopard skin flying helmet and matching gauntlets!
 
This is how Woollett described both actions in his combat report:
 
"At 10:30am, I led my patrol down on to eight EA just south-east of La Gorgue. I fired about
30 rounds into one single seater; machine spun down and crashed just west of La Gorgue. I
then dived on to another EA (a two seater); this I saw crash just north-east of La Gorgue.
I climbed up and got on the tail of an Albatros and after firing 40 rounds it burst into flames,
falling to pieces. I also saw another EA in flames, and also one crash which was shot down
by Lt Daniel."
 
"5:00pm. I led patrol down on to thirteen EA just north of LaGorgue. I fired about 30 rounds
into one EA which was going east. This turned over on its back and fell to bits. I then
climbed and got on to the tail of another Albatros; after firing several bursts into him, he
spun down and crashed north-east of La Gorgue.
On returning over lines I climbed up and found another EA at about 2,000 feet; this after
about 20 rounds collapsed in the air and fell to bits. I saw two other EA crash, engaged by
machines of my patrol."
 
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To set the scene:
 
At this time 43 Sqn were based at Avesnes-Le-Comte, about 10 miles west of Arras.
Equipped with the excellent 110hp Le Rhone Sopwith Camel, 43 Sqn was a formidable unit.
The weather was fine all that day, which allowed a great amount of aerial activity by both
sides along the whole front. Indeed, the RAF Communique for that day states:
"A record number of hours flying was done, a record number of photographs taken, and a
record number of bombs dropped for any 24 hours since the war started."
 
The Western Front on 12th April 1918 was a target rich environment...
 
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Mission guidelines:
 
For the sake of surprise, I won't give too much away here, but if you want to re-enact the
events of that day as accurately as possible, then read Woollett's combat report above, and
try to emulate him...Be aware though that if you have your 'Gameplay' settings on 'Hard' (as
you should!) then you'll have just 500 rounds of ammo in each combat...
SO TAKE CAREFUL AIM!
 
Part 1:
When the mission begins you'll be approaching the front line, with your five wingmen of
C flight at approximately 7,000 ft. Steer a course at anywhere between 15-100 degrees and
make a gentle climb to about 8,000 ft, which is the height Woollett liked to patrol at to take
advantage of the Camel's optimum performance at that altitude.
If you survive this engagement, then make your way home to Arras airfield (see
'Compromises & game limitations').
 
Have a cup of tea and a lie down, then don your leopard skin flying helmet and gauntlets
again, ready to lead C Flight's 2nd patrol of the day...
 
Part 2:
This early evening mission begins at around 7,200 ft, so again, you may want to gain a bit
more height, and head for the front line at around 10-90 degrees...This one's a proper
furball, so good luck! Again, consider the mission over if/when you make it home...
 
In both missions remember; you'll have to give your wingmen the signal to engage
(Usually: 'TAB', then '1' ). Otherwise, you'll be on your own...
 
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Compromises and game limitations:
 
1. During the spring of 1918 the German offensive had pushed the allies back further than
the actual front line depicted in the game. However, La Gorgue is on the 'Flanders Terrain'
map, so the action takes place above the correct area.
 
2. The actual German Jasta's that 43 sqn encountered that day are unrecorded, and
unfortunately, the Albatros DVa Jasta skins supplied in the game (numerous as they are) do
not include any appropriate units that were based around the Lille area at that date.
Therefore, I've had to utilise three random units; Jasta's 76b and 34b + 46, for mission parts
1 and 2 respectively. They're nice colour schemes though!
 
3. The 43 Sqn unit markings depicted in the game, utilise the earlier "white triangle" markings.
At the time of this action they had been changed to two diagonal stripes either side of the
fuselage roundel. They changed on 22/3/18, three weeks earlier...D'oh!
 
4. Avesnes-Le-Comte, 43 Sqn's airfield is not on the "Flanders Terrain" Map, but Arras airfield
is in the same general area, so I've used that instead.
 
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Mission requirements:
 
To fly this mission as intended, the only mod you'll need is:
 
Flanders terrain.
By Edward.
To be found in the Combat Ace, Downloads, 'Maps/Terrains' section.
 
Special thanks to Edward for producing this most excellent terrain, without which none of my
missions would be possible!
 
Although not essential, for extra realism and immersion I would recommend the following
mods, available from the Combat Ace, Downloads site:
 
'Thicker, Fuller Clouds'.
By ShrikeHawk.
Found in: 'Maps/Terrains'. 'Environmental Mods'.
Excellent mod that greatly improves the "cotton wool ball" clouds effect.
 
'FE Sounds'.
By yours truly.
Found in: 'Sound Mods'.
 
For maximum realism I would also recommend that this mission be played with all gameplay
settings set to 'Hard'.
 
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Installation instructions:
 
Install the mission by unzipping the downloaded file to the following path:
C:/Program Files/Thirdwire/WW1/Missions
 
Alternatively, you can drag and drop the unzipped MSN file directly into your 'Missions'
folder.
 
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I hope you enjoy flying this mission and find it both challenging and enjoyable enough to
play it more than once. I've tried to make it as historically accurate and authentic as the
game will allow.
Feel free to change any of the parameters as you wish.
 
I would welcome any suggestions or general feedback, good, bad or indifferent, via any one
of the FE forums.
 
Toodle pip!
 
Bucky. 28/4/08
 
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References used in creating this mission:
 
'Sopwith Camel Aces Of WW1'...N. Franks.
'British & Empire Aces Of WW1'...C. Shores.
'Above The Trenches'...C. Shores, N. Franks & R. Guest.
'Royal Air Force Communiques 1918'...C. Cole.
'Sopwith Camel, King Of Combat'...C. Bowyer
'Air Aces Of The 1914-1918 War'...J.M. Bruce & Others.
'Sopwith Camel Squadrons'...L.A. Rogers.
'Aces And Airmen Of WW1'...A.C.Wood.
'W.W.1 Air Map' Website...Created By D.Townsend.
http://patriot.net/~townsend/WW1AirMap2/ (Firefox browser required).

This is Fokker Dr.1 403/17
Piloted by Johann Janzen of Jasta 6

This pack will give you a working Jasta 18 for single missions with game generated personal markings. And a Jasta 18 skin of August Raben.
Enjoy.

This is Fokker Dr.1 139/17 of Jasta 11
Pilot I believe was Von Conta

This is Fokker Dr.1 203/17 of Jasta 2
Pilot is Richard Plange

This is Fokker Dr.1 577/17
Piloted by Lt. Rudolf Klimke of Jasta 27

This patch will Change the thin bands to red and the main thick band to a light blue
almost gray. This is the way a replica of 489/17 looks. Thanks to a photo sent to me by von tobler.
The thin bands in the blk and wht photo seem too light to be black. Red might be the way to go.

This is a Jasta 14 Dr.1
Pilot is unknown but 489/17 is the correct Number
The blue band is speculatory.

Fokker Dr.1 160/17 of Jasta 14
Piloted by Joseph Shulte

This Fokker Dr.1 146/17 is believed to be the mount of
Rudolf Stark when he flew with Jasta 11
The color scheme is only speculatory. The true color of the band
aft of the cockpit and the tailplane tips are not known.
This is just my version. Looks good anyway. Enjoy
 
Edit: Change the Folder name to Scholts J11.
This was Starks Dr.1, but not with Jasta 11.
It's a possibility that Edgar Scholts was the pilot of
Dr.1 146/17 of Jasta 11. Thks to Southside Bucky for the info.
Hope you still like the skin. If anyone wants a change in color just
send me a message.

This is the mount of Herbert Boy
Fokker Dr.1 466/17? of Jasta 14

This is Fokker Dr.1 183/17 of Jasta 14
Pilot is Hasso von Wedel

Fokker Dr.1 198/17 of Jasta 14
Flown by Lt. Werner.

FE_Update_Oct2008b

The Enemy Ace package one Enemy Ace Skin and it's pilot Von Hammer-The Hammer of Hell Skin,all skins are
 
just repaints of Thirdwires original skins form the expansion I hope they approve and I thank them to all
 
ends for this great game.