First Eagles - WWI and Early Years 1914 - 1920

Gerhard 'Kuken' Hubrich was an 12 victory ace flying with the Seefrontstaffel.

A quick disclaimer.
 
The cockpit isn't at it's best, there are limitations of the Albatros model that prevent a few things. For one, the cockpit padding cannot be hidden, so you'll be seeing the external models padding instead of my own high res padding. Secondly, the MG stocks can't be hidden, so I didn't see any reason to model much more than what you see sofar.
 
TK said he'd fix this in the next patch, and when he does, I'll do a revisit and fix these things, but for now you'll have to live with them.
 
Anywho, hope y'all enjoy the cockpit as much as I did making it. :)

Jasta 15 Leutnant Georg von Hantelmann's Fokker DVII 382/18, circa June 1918. This skin features new hand-made five-color irregular polygon camouflage, new national insignia, Heine propeller, and Hantelmann's skull and crossbones insignia. See READ ME for install directions.

Hi guys
out of all the planes bort made i like these best , i lov 2 bump in2 these & they cleaned up well i think
these r not wips , i dont need 2 update them later
 
Ok Sorry i dl'd the zip and could get none of the decals 2 work . worked for me be4 i packed it up , spent since i oploaded it tryin 2 sort it out
 
So here is a New Updated / fixed decals zip ( i hope)

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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Hi guys
sorry its been awhile since i posted any skins
this is a 95% Fokker EI skin
this skin is 100% finished
just serials and damege textures r 2 do
 
im aiming 2 tie up some loose ends on some psd's and get the skin's out 2 u over the next few days , but time in photoshop is hard 2 find right now
 
Hope Every1 had a wicked christmas & is gonna have a great now year
Cheers guys
Steve_T
Gambit168

Cambrai France
January 1 1916
 
The new campaign is now ready to Download as soon as its approved....
 
This campaign works on FE + Exp pack and FE+Exp+April Patch
 
The plane sets as follows:
 
 
1. Dh2
2. F2B
3. Fe8
4. Pup
5. CamelF1_110
6. Triplane
7. CamelF1_130
8. SE5a
9. CamelF1_150
10. Nieuport11
11. Nieuport17
12. N24
13. N24bis
14. SPAD13
15. N28
16. HalbD3
17. AlbatrosD1
18. AlbatrosD2
19. PfalzD3
20. AlbatrosD3
21. AlbatrosD3OAW
22. AlbatrosD5
23. AlbatrosD5a
24. PfalzD8
25. FokkerD7F
26. Snipe
27. RE8
28. BE2
29. Re8
30. Salmson2A
31. Ca3
32. HP400
33. Walfisch
34. AviatikC2
35. DFWC5
36. AEG_G4
37. Staaken
38. GothaGIV
 
 
The are also two additional packs included with the download.
 
1) The cambrai_targets.ini file to add many extra ground, balloons and AAA nests.
 
2) A new sound pack for FE planes to add realism for the sound of the game.
 
As always if there are issues leave me a msg here and I will try and get the problem sorted out.
 
Enjoy

this is a "high" resolution texture set for Nieuport 11
(textures have resolution 1024x1024)

Colourfully marked Nieuport 11 bearing the hunting horn and shield of Armand de Turrenne while flying with Escadrille N.48

Nieuport N17 C1 for ThirdWires First Eagles The Great Air War 1918
 
This package contains new flyable Nieuport 17 C1 plane with cockpit
and 3 texture sets.
 
By TexMurphy & Monty CZ

This skin represents Carl Degelow's Fokker D7 of Jasta 40. the skin was created with perhaps more accurate 5 color German lozenge camo(there is considerable debate on the subject).
Degelow was Staffel commander of Jasta 40. Before the war he worked in the U.S. as an Industrial chemist. He was the last German soldier to recieve the Blue Max. He is credited with 30 victories.

This a skin of an Albatros D-V flown by Joseph Veltjens of Jasta 15.

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

Julius Arigi (1895-1981) was the second highest scoring ace in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Unlike most aces, Arigi was an NCO. On August 22, 1916, enemy aircraft were reported to be approaching the Flik 6 airfield. Arigi sought permission to take off and attack them. Because there were no officers available, to fly with him as observers, permission was denied. Acting against direct orders, Arigi took off with another NCO in his in his Hansa-Brandenburg C.I and shot down 5 enemy Farmans in less than one half hour. He survived the war, as the most highly decorated NCO in the Austrian Army Air Service, with 32 confirmed victories. No Hanroit HD-1s were among them.
My time machine is no longer operational. These skins are interpretations, well-grounded interpretations, but certainly a mix of accuracy and flaws. I am aware of two variations from the photos and other sources. The rudder depicted is round at the trailing edge, rather than the straight. Both rounded and straight rudders were used on Alb D.III’s, but I would have preferred to use the straight edge type because there are photos of this plane which clearly show the straight edged rudder. Available models do not offer the straight rudder. Some Alb DIII OEF were filed modified by removal of the prop spinner, because some came loose in flight. Again the available models do not offer this variation. Modifications of this magnitude beyond my present skill. If you can do it, please contact me.
Many sources were consulted in the preparation of these skins, including: Dr. Martin O'Connor, Air Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1914-1918, Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1 by Chris Chant, Mark Rolfe (Illustrator) / Paperback / Osprey Publishing (February 2002), Above the War Fronts by Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest, Gregory Alegi / Hardcover / Grub Street (September 1997), Windsock Datafile #19 Albatros D.III (Oef)/ Grosz/Colours & Markings by Ray Rimmel , The Aerodrome Forum, R.N. Pearson profiles and other material on line.
 
Just drop the folder in your Albatros_D3OAW folder and select Julius Arigi, in the loadout screen. There is no need to edit the ini.
 
This skins is made available only for your personal use. Please no distribution or republication of any part of these files. I’d appreciate any comments, especially with links to source material. Have fun.
 
sinbad © 2008

My first skin

New map icons for FE
stylised rather than representative
 
drop two of the new tga files into your Flight folder
one called MAPFRIENDLYICON.TGA (Entente)
one called MAPENEMYICON.TGA (Central powers)
and they will override the defaults
 
note there are two MAPFRIENDLYICON.TGA icons in the package (MAPFRIENDLYICON_F.tga(French) and MAPFRIENDLYICON_B.tga(British))
you will need too rename the chosen one to MAPFRIENDLYICON.TGA

(S!) ALL hi ;-)
 
This is Captain Leslie Holden SE5a ( Red Devil ) late 1918.
 
Hats off to the guys at Third Wire for bit-mapping this so well
It was fun to work on.
 
Special thank you to my friend Bob Pearson for allowing me to put
His profile in of this plane.
 
There is also a dock from the book High Adventure that explains where
The name Red Devil came from.
 
Enjoy!!! ;-)
 
your friend in the FE sky
von Deutschmark

This skin represents the SPAD VII flown by Sgt Edwin C Parsons flying in the Lafayette Escadrille.
 
This skin can be installed to the default SPAD13 folder or you can download the SPAD13 to 12 and 7 conversion by Gr.Viper here at Combatace.com and install to the SPAD7 folder for more historical accuracy. Note: skin is not 100% accurate as it fits the Spad13 model-

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.

Thanks for downloading this campaign.
 
This release has only been tested in the exp pack and the exp pack +April 2008 versions. They may be interesting results when played in the Orig Release loads
 
Fly in Jasta 11 squadron against the RAF and the French over Cambrai
 
Contents of this zip file
 
The whole “wwiCampFC_J11” folder which can be dropped into the main campaign folder and your ready to go.
 
I have included my cambrai targets ini file so there are MANY more balloons and AAA nest including every airbase and all main cities. Just drop this file into the cambrai terrain folder.
 
Planes needed for this campaign to work properly.
 
AlbatrosD1
AlbatrosD2
AlbatrosD3
PfalzD3
AlbatrosD5a
Dr1
PfalzD12
FokkerD7F
Walfisch
AviatikC2
DFWC5
GothaGIV
Staaken
 
Nieuport17
SPAD7
SPAD12
N24
N24bis
N28
Avro504C
Avro504D
Fe2B
Pup
Triplane
CamelF1
SE5a
F2B
Salmson2A
BE2
BE-2D
Ca3
HP400
 
I will release a new update on this as I work out a problem on squad sizes and supplies that’s giving me trouble.
 
Enjoy
 
Firecage

(S!) ALL hi ;-)
 
This is 1/Lt Douglas Campbell N 28 April 1918.
 
 
Special thank you to the EmlD for giving me permission to do this skin
And for helping me out when I had problems with it.
 
Enjoy!!! ;-)
 
your friend in the FE sky
von Deutschmark

(S!) ALL hi ;-)
 
This is 1/Lt Eddy Rickenbacker’s N 28 May 1918.
 
 
Special thank you to the EmlD for giving me permission to do this skin
And for helping me out when I had problems with it.
 
Enjoy!!! ;-)
 
your friend in the FE sky
von Deutschmark

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

Read before install:
 
This installation will overwrite your "loading screen" and your "FokkerD7.ini" files in the Fokker D.VII folder (drive:\First Eagles install directory\Objects\Aircraft\FokkerD7). Backup these files if you want.
 
Browse to the main Folder of "First Eagles", select it, click "ok" then "next".
 
Will be created a new folder called "Jasta4Udet" with the paintscheme used by Ernst Udet in Jasta 4 (Du doch nicht!!). You can select this skin in the "Loadout" screen. Enjoy!
 
Skin created by "Killer-Ants" (Jambock__36), based on templates and existing paintschemes provided by Thirdwire and profiles by R. N. Pearson.

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