First Eagles - WWI and Early Years 1914 - 1920

=-=-=-=-= Nieuport.28 skin and data pack for the 1rst Pursuit Group =-=-=-=-=
 
 
All Skin work and all decal work done by Quack74.
Feel free to add to these skins as you please. If reposting any of these parts with your new work, just throw a little credit my way. It took a long time to make these. Thanks.
 
 
I would like to thank EmlD for creating the N.28 model some years ago and posting it for us at CombatAce.com.
 
 
I have created a completely new skin for the N.28 along with numerous decals to create the 4 USAS Aero Squadrons that, together, form the USAS's 1rst Pursuit Group.
 
1. 27th Aero Squadron - Flying Eagle in red circle
2. 94th Aero Squadron - Hat In The Ring
3. 95th Aero Squadron - Kicking Mule
4. 147th Aero Squadron - Terrier "Who Said Rats?"
 
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The Nieuport.28 was the sole aircraft used by the American pursuit group from the
Late Winter of 1918 until the first week of August 1918 when The 1rst Pursuit
Group was re-equipped with the SPADXIII. When first delivered the N.28's were
unarmed. Some of the first frontline flights were done with unarmed aircraft in
March. More or less done to familiarize pilots with the type and the "Front"
itself. It wasn't until March 28, 1918 that the Squadrons began to receive guns
for their planes. But just enough to mount one per plane. The Nieuport.28's were
also Notorious for shedding their upper wing fabric do to poor glue quality.
stemming from the factory's lack of quality control. Few pilots had indeed lost their
lives do to this defect.

These are new BE2c skins made for the Palestine mod. To install, replace the existing five bmp files in the BE2cRAFLinen folder with these five new bmp files.

Palestine Terrain - June 2014
(Summary of the ReadMe file included in the download.)
 
I highly recommend that you make a new install of First Eagles for this terrain. The ground objects, planes, and nations involved are different from the stock game.
 
This terrain works best using the Desert.cat file from Strike Fighters. It is possible to run this using the Cambrai.cat file from First Eagles. Instructions for installing either option are in the ReadMe file.
 
NOTE - In FE2, this terrain has a problem with shadows for some areas. The only solution is to ratchet down the shadow settings until the problem goes away. I have included notes in the ReadMe file which go into more detail.
 
 
CREDITS
Gepard made a Palestine terrain for Strike Fighters some time ago. I have kept many of the objects he included in the original, including the Pyramids of Giza.
 
Wrench made a World War I version of Gepard's terrain. I have kept a lot of his work - you will still find many of Wrench's "Easter Eggs" in my version.
 
Wingwiner gave me permission to use some of the buildings he made for Strike Fighters.
 
Geezer gave me permission to use his ground crew and airfield objects, AA guns and balloon winches. Geezer also made the skin for the city buildings.
 
Everyone whose work is included in this download has given me permission to use their work. I thank them.
 
Gerwin made a TFD Tool which I used for a lot of the terrain map tweaking and target placement. I thank him for sharing it.
 
Ojcar shared many resources for the history of WWI in Palestine. I thank him for his help.
 
I wish to thank Geezer, Panama Red and Ojcar for beta testing. They all did multiple installs and tweaking as we tried to figure out the shadow problem. Geezer and Panama Red installed the game on different computers to see how the game performed on different platforms. I also wish to thank Wrench whose input was helpful during the testing phase.
THIS VERSION
I have made many minor changes to the terrain - I made new terrain tiles, (most based on Gepard's) and I have leveled the airfields and train stations, and smoothed out the height map around cities.
 
I changed a lot of place names, and I added places that were significant in WWI. I added a lot of (unnamed) small towns and villages to fill out the landscape.
 
I made a lot of new objects - bridges, trains, tents, trucks, cavalry units, city buildings, etc. I also reskinned some buildings, vehicles, and ships that I made for other terrains.
 
In my version I used the "ActiveDate/InactiveDate" feature of the target.ini to make airfields and targets change sides as the war proceeds. So different flags, AAA guns, vehicles, and planes will show up in the locations depending on the month and year.
 
The dates I used match the dates Ojcar uses in his campaigns. You should fly Ojcar's campaigns to get the real benefit of this terrain.
 
I have included a new title screen for this terrain.
 
Complete installation instructions are included in the ReadMe file in the download.
 
I highly recommend that you install Panama Red's sky mods. It adds a whole new level to the experience.
 
I also recommend that you install Ojcar's Palestine campaigns. This terrain was built for his campaigns and you will get the best gameplay using them.

Steven1918 and I have put together a comprehensive collection of WW1 anti-aircraft guns. A noteworthy feature is, for the first time, a selection of medium-level 37/40mm auto cannons that bridge the gap between low-level MGs and high-level 75mm AA cannons. The Maxim 37/40mm auto cannon, dubbed the "pom-pom" by the Brits, was used in various versions by all the major powers and was still in limited service early in WW2. Pom-poms will significantly affect a gamer's experience when flying below 5,000 feet, and could motivate a gamer to replay old campaigns - especially if he used to like balloon-busting. Now that balloons can be realistically defended, he may not like balloon-busting anymore.
 
In addition to the pom-poms, there are multiple types of AA MGs. Also included are two types of optional gun pits: a C-shaped pit intended for use with AA guns, and a U-shaped pit intended for use with artillery, plus balloon winches for the major powers.

The Schneider CA1 was the first French built tank and was used for the first time in April, 1917. Only about 400 were built but they played an important role on the Western Front in late 1917 and early 1918. The Schneider had a short barreled 75mm gun in a turret on the front-right, and two Hotchkiss machine guns in turrets on the sides.
 
The tank was delivered from the factory painted grey, but a variety of camo schemes were applied in the field. My version includes both a standard grey and a four color camo skin. (You will need to change the ini file in order to change skins - open the ini file and change the TextureSet numbers to make the desired skin number 1.)
 
In First Eagles, the Schneider takes the role of a tank, drop it into your ground object folder and First Eagles will randomly assign it to some of your Army Co-operation missions.
 

Installation Instructions
 
Unzip the file and open my folder named "GroundObject". Copy the folder named "SchneiderCA" to your FirstEagles/Objects/GroundObject folder. The Schneider uses the same skin for damage as my armored cars. If you have already installed any of my armored cars, you may already have the file. If not, copy the file named "DestroyedArmoredCar.bmp" into your GroundObject folder. Note that the "DestroyedArmoredCar.bmp" file should not be inside any other folder.

Terrain builders can use these to add some detail to the battlefields in their terrains. Using two of the craters from the First Eagles Objects.cat file, I have created a new smoke effect and made entries for the Types.ini so that these can be added to the Targets.ini of any terrain.
 
There are two different sized craters, and two different sized smoke effects. I used my Galicia2 terrain for testing. I added craters to the Targets.ini following the Ground_Attack routes from the Movement.ini. Now when I fly Army Cooperation missions I see a pretty active battlefield.
 
Installation should be self explanatory: Add the two effects to your Effects folder, add the two LOD and the BMP files to your terrain folder, add the types data to your Types.ini, then place the crater positions in your Target.ini.
 
I want to thank Wrench for his support and encouragement.

The Anatra D was a predecessor to the Anatra DS. It was powered by a Gnome rotary engine and armed with a single machine gun for the observer. The Anatra D was used mostly for reconnaissance, but also as a fighter and light bomber. After overcoming some initial design problems, it entered service in May, 1916 and was produced in relatively large numbers. Many of them survived the war and were used in the fighting in Eastern Europe after the end of World War I.
 
I have included two skins, a plain linen and a grey paint. A full set of number decals and a loadout for light bombs are included. I have also included my skinning templates for those who wish to make their own skins.
 
Credits:
My thanks to Ojcar once again for making the excellent data.ini for this plane.
My thanks also to Crowford who provided valuable reference material for the Anatra D.
 
Installation instructions:
For FE1: Unzip the file and move the folder named "AnatraD" into the FirstEagles/Objects/Aircraft folder.
 
For FE2: Unzip the file and move the folder named "AnatraD" into the FirstEagles/Objects/Aircraft folder. Then in the FirstEagles/Objects/Decals folder, create a new folder named "AnatraD". Move the folder named "D" from the Aircraft/AnatraD folder into the Decals/AnatraD folder you just made.

The Farman HF.20 was developed in 1913 and was being used by most of the air forces in Europe by the time World War I began. It was designed for reconnaissance and had very stable flight characteristics, but it didn't have a very powerful engine and wasn't suitable for fighter or bomber missions, although some pilots made the attempt. The Farman F.20 was withdrawn from front line service as more nimble aircraft became available.
 
My plane includes skins for Belgian, French, and Russian versions. Decals and my skinning templates are included in the download.
 
Ojcar has created a fake machine gun for the pilot, which causes the AI plane to be more aggressive in pursuing enemy planes. I have installed that gun on this plane. Ojcar's "DummyMachineGun" data is included with this download, in case you don't already have it.
 
Some flyers wore simple crash helmets in WWI, especially in the early days. I am using a pilot with a helmet in this plane. The pilot and installation instructions are included in the download, in case you don't already have it.
 
The Farman HF.20 has a wider wingspan than First Eagles expects so you should install my "Airfields for Large Planes" available in the Combat Ace downloads area. Otherwise, when starting on the runway, your wings may be touching the wings of the planes next to you. This will cause an immediate collision and you or other planes in your flight may lose their wingtips as soon as the game starts.
 
Credits
Thanks to Ojcar for making the data file for the Farman HF.20 and for making the data for the dummy machine gun.
 
Thanks also to Crawford who provided resources for the Farman cockpits.
 
Installation Instructions
For FE1 - Unzip the file. Move the folder named "FarmanHF20" into your FirstEagles/Objects/Aircraft folder.
 
For FE2 - Unzip the file. Move the folder named "FarmanHF20" into your FirstEagles/Objects/Aircraft folder. Then in the FirstEagles/Objects/Decals folder, create a new folder named "FarmanHF20". Move the folder named "D" from your Aircraft/FarmanHF20 folder into the Decals/FarmanHF20 folder you just made.
 
You may not need to install the dummy machine gun, it has been used on other planes and you may already have it. If you don't already have it, I have included the gun and instructions for installing in a separate folder included in this download.
 
You may not need to install the pilot with helmet, it has been available for download for some time and you may already have it. If you don't already have it, I have included the pilot and instructions for installing in a separate folder included in this download.

Three different skins for the HB D.I (stock, dark and stock with red nose). Included are decals. Not historically 100% correct.
Extract the file into the Aircraft\Hansa_BrandenburgDI directory (you'll get folders 'Dark', 'Stock' and 'RedNose')
Add this to your Hansa_BrandenburgDI.ini file
[TextureSet001]
Directory=Stock
Name=Stock
Nation=Austria
Squadron=
Specular=0.300000
Glossiness=0.250000
Reflection=0.000000
[TextureSet002]
Directory=RedNose
Name=RedNose
Nation=Austria
Squadron=
Specular=0.300000
Glossiness=0.250000
Reflection=0.000000
[TextureSet003]
Directory=Dark
Name=Dark
Nation=Austria
Specular=0.300000
Glossiness=0.250000
Reflection=0.000000

The SAML S.2 was an improved version of the Aviatik B.I which was built under license by the Societá Anonima Meccanica Lombarda (known as the SAML S.1.) The S.2 was specifically designed to fly in the mountainous terrain of the Italian Front. Improvements mostly involved the wings, which had a slight sweep and were closer together than the Aviatik design. The biggest improvement was the more powerful Fiat A.12 engine capable of delivering 300hp.
The SAML S.2 was used primarily for reconnaissance and was armed with a fixed Fiat-Revelli machine gun over the wing with a ring mounted machine gun operated by the observer.
My SAML S.2 includes 2 skins with appropriate decals and a small bomb loadout. I have included my skinning templates with the download.
Version 2 - More accurate fuselage and gunner station, corrected wing placement and dihedral, corrected gauges in cockpit - all new LODs, revised skins, revised FM, new cockpit LOD and revised cockpit.ini
Credits:
My thanks to Ojcar for making the data.ini file for this plane and for providing valuable resources and advice on the details of the SAML S.2.

Installation instructions:
For FE1: Unzip the file and move the folder named "SAMLS2" into the FirstEagles/Objects/Aircraft folder. 
For FE2: Unzip the file and move the folder named "SAMLS2" into the FirstEagles/Objects/Aircraft folder. Then in the FirstEagles/Objects/Decals folder, create a new folder named "SAMLS2". Move the folder named "D" from the Aircraft/SAMLS2 folder into the Decals/SAMLS2 folder you just made. 
 

Skin for excellent Phoenix D.II by Stephen1918.
This is early skin "Natural wood/ natural canvas".
I tried to add some "photorealistic" textures for more impressive image of this aircraft.
Add to PhoenixD2.ini:
[TextureSetXXX]
Name=EarlyPhR
Nation=AUSTRIA
Squadron=
Specular=0.700000
Glossiness=0.900000
Reflection=0.700000
For FE2 - put folders from "D" into Objects/Decals/PhoenixD2/D.
Eugene

Skin for excellent Nieuport 10 by Stephen1918.
I tried to add some "photorealistic" textures for more impressive image of this aircraft.
I removed wing cockardes and rudder's tricolor from "Decals.ini" because they were integrated to my skin.
Add to Nieuport10.ini:
[TextureSetXXX]
Name=N10_PhR
Nation=France
Squadron=
Specular=0.60000
Glossiness=0.600000
Reflection=0.600000
Eugene

Default skinpack for stock SPAD VII's.
There are two skins - for French and Russian aviation.
I tried to add some "photorealistic" textures for more impressive image of this aircraft.
I removed wing's cockades and rudder's emblems from "Decals.ini" because they were integrated in my skin.

Eugene

Nieuport 27 skins of 83a Squadriglia for EmID Nieuport N27_FAS First Eagles 2
This is a  pack of skins focused on the history of the 83a Squadriglia. 
Historical notes: The 83a Squadriglia was formed on May 5, 1917 with several separate sections.
On 28 December 1917 the first Nieuport 27 arrived. In January 1918 Captain Giulio Moroni arrived and took command. In March there are 6 pilots including lieutenants Rino Corso Fougier and Enrico Gadda, 8 Ni 27 and one Ni 17. On March 18 the 83a Squadriglia moves with the 1st section to the San Pietro Airfield. On March 22 Fougier commands the squadron.
 At the end of the war 83a Squadriglia passed under command of the 6th Army with 14 Nieuport 27 having carried out 2,500 combat missions in 1918. In February 1919 the squadron passed to VII Group with 3 Nieuport 27 and 14 Hanriot and on March 25 it was dissolved.
You will get better profit of these skins with the campaign "Armchair Aces Over Italy" by Ojcar. If you do not have this campaign, you could find it here. https://combatace.com/files/file/17169-armchair-aces-over-italy/
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** What you will find in this Nieuport 27 skin Pack:
- A full set of skins & decals to  Nieuport 27s used by 83a Squadriglia from December 1917 to November 1918. Some serial numbers to those planes are historicals others not.
- A full squadron (83a Squadriglia) with 101 historical & fictional serial numbers. Including the Nieuport 27 flown by Rino Corso Fougier and Enrico Gadda.  
- 5 special skin folders focusing on knowed Nieuports 27 of 83a Squadriglia with historical & fictional serial numbers. 
 
- New textures for the N27_FAS cockpit with new italian instruments 
- 2 New optional hangar screenS for 83a Squadriglia in 1920x1200 size. You will find this in the "HANGAR SCREEN" folder. 
To use it, you must drop or copy the jpg file in your N27_FAS aircraft main folder, next, edit your N27_FAS.ini file. and add this line:
[AircraftData]
HangarScreen=83HANGARSCREEN 01.jpg       <------ add this line to use the first option.
[AircraftData]
HangarScreen=83HANGARSCREEN 02.jpg       <------ add this line to use the second option.
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- I painted new textures for the cockpit, with a new "GLASS.tga" to complement all of them. The gauges & needles were made as close as possible to the real instruments.
- Releasing two versions: One in 1024x1024(JPG & TGA) and other in 2048x2048(JPG & TGA). 
- I set the 1024x1024(JPG & TGA) as standard for the planes. 
*OBS: If you are running a low-end computer I do not recommend the use of 2048x2048 cockpit textures.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
FE2 INSTALLATION
(SKIN)
- Drop or copy the folder "N27_FAS" from mine "Aircraft" folder to your "Aircraft" folder. 
(DECALS)
- Drop or copy the folder "N27_FAS" from mine "decals" folder to your "decals" folder. 
*ATTENTION*
In order to work properly on your loadout menu option, this following lines, must to be COPIED into your "N27_FAS".ini file.
[TextureSetXXX]
Directory=83 Squadriglia
Name=83 Squadriglia
Nation=Italy
Squadron=
Specular=1.800000
Glossiness=1.800000
Reflection=0.000000
[TextureSetXXX]
Directory=83 Squadriglia 2
Name=83 Squadriglia 2
Nation=Italy
Specular=1.800000
Glossiness=1.800000
Reflection=0.000000
[TextureSetXXX]
Directory=83 Squadriglia 3
Name=83 Squadriglia 3
Nation=Italy
Specular=1.800000
Glossiness=1.800000
Reflection=0.000000
[TextureSetXXX]
Directory=83 Squadriglia 4
Name=83 Squadriglia 4
Nation=Italy
Specular=1.800000
Glossiness=1.800000
Reflection=0.000000
[TextureSetXXX]
Directory=83 Squadriglia 5
Name=83 Squadriglia 5
Nation=Italy
Specular=1.800000
Glossiness=1.800000
Reflection=0.000000
[TextureSetXXX]
Directory=83 Squadriglia 6
Name=83 Squadriglia 6
Nation=Italy
Specular=1.800000
Glossiness=1.800000
Reflection=0.000000
Replace the (XXX) in the [TextureSetXXX] top line, with the appropriate number following your "N27_FAS.ini" file order for others skins that you have already installed before.
That's all.
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Credits:
- Julio Junqueira texture skins & decals markings for N27_FAS, cockpit and hangar.
- EmlD for the Cockpit 3D LODs.
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- Thanks to EmlD for the excellent Nieuport 27 model.
- Thanks to Stephen1918 and Crawford for help with information on the Nieuport's fuel gauge. 
- special thanks to CombatAce.com hosting the files.
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These textures are freeware; you are allowed to use it as you wish, but The names of all contributors listed here, must be added in any new released readmes. These textures may not in any way, be used in any payware additions. 
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Nieuport 24bis skins of Escadrille 87 for EmID N24bis First Eagles 2
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This is a skin pack, representing Nieuports 24bis used by Escadrille 87 "Les Chats Noir".
Some serial numbers are historicals, others are not.
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Historical Sources:
- Albin Denis website: http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escadrille/page_escadrilles_1_a_500.htm
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** What you will find in this Nieuport N24bis skin Pack:
- A full set of skins & decals to Nieuport N24bis used by Escadrille 87.
- A full squadron (Escadrille 87) with 100 decal serial numbers and squadron markings. 
- 3 New optional hangar screens for Nieuport 24bis (N24bis) in 1920x1200 size. You will find this in the "HANGAR SCREEN" folder. 
To use it, you must drop or copy the jpg file in your N24bis aircraft main folder, next, edit your N24bis.ini file. and add this line:
[AircraftData]
HangarScreen=ESC 87-HANGARSCREEN 01.jpg      <------ add this line to use the first option.

[AircraftData]
HangarScreen=ESC 87-HANGARSCREEN 02.jpg      <------ add this line to use the second option.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
FE2 INSTALLATION
(SKIN)
- Drop or copy the folder "N24bis" from mine "Aircraft" folder to your "Aircraft" folder. 
(DECALS)
- Drop or copy the folder "N24bis" from mine "decals" folder to your "decals" folder. 
*ATTENTION*
In order to work properly on your loadout menu option, this following lines, must to be COPIED into your "N24bis".ini file.
[TextureSetXXX]
Directory=ESC 87 (Silver Dope)
Name=Escadrille 87
Nation=FRANCE
Squadron=87ESC
Specular=1.800000
Glossiness=1.800000
Reflection=0.000000
Replace the (XXX) in the [TextureSetXXX] top line, with the appropriate number following your "N24bis.ini" file order for others skins that you have already installed before.
That's all.
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Credits:
- Julio Junqueira texture skins & decals markings for Nieuport 24bis and hangar screens.
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- Thanks to EmlD for the excellent Nieuport 24bis model.
- special thanks to CombatAce.com hosting the files.
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These textures are freeware; you are allowed to use it as you wish, but The names of all contributors listed here, must be added in any new released readmes. These textures may not in any way, be used in any payware additions. 
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Geezer Russian pilots for FE 2
This is a  pack of new textures focused on pilots that Geezer released years ago. The content can be used with First Eagles 2.
This pack presents the Ukrainian/Russian Ace Alexander Kozakov and there is also a group of generic pilots that you will be able to use in airplanes that you wish.
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You will find different options for scarf colors at your choice.  The Ace or generic pilot will be in aproppiate folder to avoid any incompatibility with the Geezer pilots if you had one of them intalled in your "pilots" folder.
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** What you will find in this Russian pilots skin Pack:
- 1 Ukrainian/Russian Ace: 
- Alexander Kozakov  (Geezer wwiPilotNew5) 
- 3 Russian pilots with a generic face and different scarf colors at your choice.
- RUSSIANPILOT1      (Geezer wwiPilotNew6) 
- RUSSIANPILOT2      (Geezer wwiPilotNew7)
- RUSSIANPILOT3      (Geezer wwiPilotNew8)
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
FE2 INSTALLATION
- Drop or copy the inside contend of the folder "RUSSIAN PILOTS" to your "Pilots" folder.
*ATTENTION*
In order to work properly in your aircraft data.ini 
Inside the pack, there is a (RUSSIAN PILOTS INSTALLATION README) with installation instructions for the majority of Russian aircrafts (aircraft data.ini) around. You must to edit manually the "PILOTMODELNAME" and the "POSITION".
As an example:
Open your (CamelF1_130) Aircraft folder and find the "CamelF1_130_data.ini" file, then find the name "Crew". You must to exchange two (2) lines manually.
To use with CamelF1_130
// Crew ---------------------------------------------------------
[Pilot]
PilotModelName=Alexander Kozakov    <------------------------------------ You must add this line
Position=0.00,-0.20,0.75                            <------------------------------------ You must add this line
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Credits:
- Julio Junqueira texture skins for Russian pilots.
- Geezer for the excellent pilot 3d models (wwiPilotNew5), (wwiPilotNew6) & (wwiPilotNew8). 
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- Special thanks to Geezer for their fantastic work.  
- Special thanks to CombatAce.com hosting the files.
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These textures are freeware; you are allowed to use it as you wish, but The names of all contributors listed here, must be added in any new released readmes. These textures may not in any way, be used in any payware additions. 
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A mission for First Eagles + Expansion Pack 1 + either; Nov 08 patch or Peter01 FM's pack
without patch.
 
Bucky's Quick Mission No.9: 'Voss vs 56'.
 
Released 23/9/08. The 91st anniversary of the action depicted in this mission.
 
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Introduction:
 
This Mission is a re-enactment of an actual aerial combat that took place at about 6:30pm,
on Sunday, 23rd September, 1917, in the skies above Poelcapelle and Westroosebeke,
about 7-8 miles NE of Ypres, in Belgium.
 
The action involved seven SE5a's of 56 Sqn, the RFC's premier fighter unit, and Lt. Werner
Voss, a 48 victory ace and a holder of the coveted Ordre Pour Le Merite (Blue Max).
 
This epic encounter, arguably the most famous dogfight in history, has been the subject of
much speculation and controversy for ninety odd years now, and shows no signs of abating
any time soon. This is evidenced by the fact that even though the combat reports of all the
allied pilots involved (and other aircrew that witnessed it) still exist, there are some
historians and enthusiasts that think Voss had run out of fuel and/or ammunition, and even
that he was trying to surrender(!) before he was killed.
Whatever the truth of the matter, the allied pilots combat reports are all of the opinion that
the Fokker Triplane's excellent climb capability would have allowed Voss to withdraw from
the combat at any time with relative ease. Yet he chose to fight to the end... Maybe he just
had a little too much confidence in his own ability?
 
Werner Voss' life story in general, and his final combat in particular, make very interesting
reading. I highly recommend the book 'September Evening', by Barry Diggens' to anyone
who would like to read further on the subject. Apart from containing a detailed blow by blow
account of the combat, it also includes the complete combat reports of all the allied pilots
involved.
 
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To set the scene:
 
At this time Voss was Staffelfuhrer of Jasta 10, based at Heule, near Courtrai. He had
achieved his 48th victory that morning (23rd Sept) by shooting down a DH4. It was his first
day back on the front line since going on leave on 11th of September. Probably eager to
rack up his victory tally, he fatefully decided to fly one last patrol...
 
Voss took off at approximately 17:05, in the pre-production Fokker Triplane, serial No.
FI. 103/17 which he had been using since late August, and in which he had achieved his last
10 victories. At about the same time, thirty or so miles away at Estree Blanche, 56 Sqn
were leaving the ground for their final patrol of the day.
 
At 18:25, Voss encountered two SE's of 60 Sqn. The ensuing combat which lasted all of two
minutes, ended with both British fighters disengaging after being severely damaged.
Unfortunately for Voss, The flight of SE5a's from 56 Sqn, led by Cpt. James McCudden VC,
had witnessed the brief furball and were not slow in coming to the aid of their two stricken
comrades...
 
The infamous ten minute dogfight that followed is excellently summed up in this excerpt
from James McCudden's book; 'Flying Fury':
 
"The German pilot (Voss) saw us and turned in a most disconcertingly quick manner, not a
climbing nor Immelmann turn, but a sort of flat half spin. By now the German triplane was
in the middle of our formation, and its handling was wonderful to behold. The pilot seemed
to be firing at all of us simultaneously, and although I got behind him a second time, I
could hardly stay there for a second. His movements were so quick and uncertain that none
of us could hold him in sight at all for any decisive time."
 
Inevitably though, odds of seven to one were too great, even for a pilot of Voss' prowess.
And especially considering the high calibre fighter pilots he was up against. It was 2/Lt.
Arthur Rhys-Davids who eventually got Voss in his sights long enough to deliver the coup
de grace. Voss fell to earth just inside the British lines, NW of Frezenberg, at a place called
Plum Farm. He was 20 years old.
 
In homage to Voss, McCudden stated in his book:
 
"I shall never forget my admiration for that German pilot, who single-handed fought seven
of us for ten minutes, and also put some bullets through all of our machines. His flying was
wonderful, his courage magnificent, and in my opinion he is the bravest German airman
whom it has been my privilege to see fight."
 
High praise indeed.
 
The battle hardened 56 Sqn pilots that Voss faced that evening were all aces except for
Cronyn. Indeed, by the end of the war they had amassed 172 victories between them.
They are listed below with their total end of war victory numbers, the serial number, and
identification letter of the SE5a they were actually flying on 23rd Sept 1917.
 
Cpt. J.B. McCudden. (58) flew B4863 marked 'G'
Cpt. G.H. Bowman. (32) flew B2 marked 'M'
Lt. R.T.C. Hoidge. (27) flew B506 marked 'N'?
2/Lt. A.P.F. Rhys-Davids. (22) flew B525 marked 'I'
Lt. R.S. Maybery. (21) flew B1 marked 'K'
Lt. K.K. Muspratt. (8) flew A8944 marked 'H'
Lt. V.P. Cronyn. (4) flew A4563 marked 'L'
 
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Mission guidlines:
 
WARNING!
It has to be said that it's almost impossible to survive this mission, (well, for me anyway!)
and for that reason I hesitated to upload it at all. But with the 91st anniversary of Voss'
demise approaching, I decided to go for it.
I created it using the latest 'Peter01 FM's pack', 'Very Hard AircraftObject.ini', and
'70% GunData.ini files'. Consequently, I haven't lasted more than a minute during the
mission testing! I'm no great flyer though, so with a bit more ability, or without those
mods?...
 
When the mission begins, you'll be flying at approximately 6,500ft. We'll assume that the
encounter with the two 60 Sqn SE's has just ended, and the 56 Sqn flight is winging its way
towards you...Utilise your height advantage, and don't fly straight and level for more than a
few seconds!
 
The 56 Sqn pilots were all amazed at Voss' aerobatics...You'll have to be equally agile to
have even the slightest glimmer of a chance!
 
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Compromises and game limitations:
 
I had a go at including the legendary 'red nose Albatros' that featured briefly in the furball
that fateful evening. However, it only distracted the SE's from giving you (Voss) their full
attention. And seeing as it only played a very small part in the combat, I decided not to
use it.
 
The 56 Sqn SE5a identification letters used are all correct for the pilots involved in the
combat (See above for pilot/ID list). However, on 23/9/17, 56 Sqn were still using a dumbell
marking on the rear fuselage. This was changed to the more familiar white rear fuselage
band on 25/9/17.
 
The actual combat between Voss and 56 Sqn commenced at about 6:30pm, but I've had to
set the mission time at 5:30, otherwise you'd be flying in the dark.
 
I've also used a bit of artistic license regarding height advantage and the order of events,
but essentially it's you (Voss) against seven enemy planes, just as it was for him.
 
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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.
 
Werner Voss skin for the Expansion Pack Fokker Dr.I.
By Gumpy.
To be found in the Combat Ace, Downloads, 'WWI Aircraft Skins' section.
 
SE5a 56 Sqn, RFC, 1917 Squadron Markings.
Two versions by dhasdell.
To be found in the Combat Ace, Downloads, 'WWI Aircraft Skins' section.
Make sure to use the 'letters' version.
 
Many thanks to all 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'.
 
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. 23/9/08.
 
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References used in creating this mission:
 
'September Evening'... B. Diggens.
'Werner Voss'... D. Hylands.
'Flying Fury: Five Years In The Royal Flying Corps'... J. McCudden VC.
'High In The Empty Blue'...A. Revell.
'Under The Guns Of The German Aces'... N. Franks & H. Giblin.
'Who Downed The Aces In WWI'... N. Franks.
'Above The Lines'... N. Franks. F.W. Bailey & R. Guest.
'Above The Trenches'...C. Shores. N. Franks. R. Guest.
'The Jasta War Chronology'... N. Franks. F. Bailey & R. Duiven.
'The Sky Their Battlefield'... T. Henshaw.
'Royal Flying Corps Communiques 1917-18'... C. Bowyer.
'The Fokker Triplane'... A. Imrie.
'Fokker Dr.I Triplane: A WWI Legend'... P. Leaman.
'Fokker Dr.I Aces Of WWI'... N. Franks & G. VanWyngarden.
'British Aviation Squadron Markings Of WWI'... L.A. Rogers.
 
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it's just a variant of DFWCV in DFWCI for FE with patch
from an idea of Bortdafarm
i hope you love to fly with this plane too
 
thank for all people that work on this great game

Nieuport N11 for ThirdWires First Eagles The Great Air War 1918
 
This package contains new flyable Nieuport 11 plane with cockpit
and 2 texture sets.
Flight model by TexMurphy
3D model and textures by Monty CZ

This is an 8 pack of Albatros DIII's from Jasta Boelcke 1917.
 
1. Ltn. Werner Voss.
2. Gerhard Bassenge.
3. Ltn. Hermann Frommherz.
4. Ltn. Franz Pernet.
5. Ltn. Georg Noth.
6. Ltn. Otto Hunzinger.
7. Ltn. Johannes Wintrath.
8. Ltn. Wilhelm Prien.
 
Pics are inside each skin folder of the planes and pilots.
 
Edit:
 
Added Ltn. von Tutschek --- Black band with white borders
Lightened up the blue on Frommherz's D.III
and added a stock Jasta 2 D.III.

Nieuport 24 v1.0
 
with 2 Vickers and own cockpit!
 
FM by TexMurphy
3D Models and textures by EmlD
 
To install extract the N24 folder to your
.../Aircrafts directory
 
Enjoy.
 
EmlD

L63. A fictitious zeppelin for target practice. You can attempt to fly it if you wish, but don't start on the ground.

DH.2 by John 'Aladar' Dawson
 
FM by the incredibly helpful and talented Charles
 
Well folks, this is my first airplane for the SF engine, and I'm hoping it'll live up to the hopes of the community. It's been alot of fun, and I hope y'all enjoy it.
 
Read the Readme.txt please.
 
EDIT:
 
Thanks to BigBouncer, who posted a great tip for increasing FPS. If you don't want to redownload the file, open up DH2.ini in the readme and change CastShadow=TRUE to Castshadow=FALSE
 
It aughta improve the FPS. :)

(S!) ALL hi ;-)
 
This is the Waldo Pepper Fokker Dr1 .
Special thank you to the A Team for giving me permission to do this skin.
 
Enjoy!!! ;-)
 
your friend in the FE sky
von Deutschmark

Here are some replacement tiles for the stock First Eagles Terrain. They are modified Flight Simulator 2004 tiles. They are not perfect, and there are still a few misplaced trees.
 
These tiles change nothing else about the stock Verdun terrain except the look. All roads, villages, rivers and trenches are intact.
 
To install simply copy all the files into your wwiVerdun folder inside the terrain folder. To delete simply delete all the files from the folder.
 
My sincere thanks to the A-Team for all their advice and support, and to TK for creating such an excellent flight sim and for the terrain design tools.
 
Edward