19 squadron Dolphin Vs Jasta 6 Fokker D.VIII

A mission for First Eagles.

 

Bucky's quick mission No.1. 19 squadron Dolphin Vs Jasta 6 Fokker D.VIII.

 

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This mission, although a 'what if' scenario is quite a plausible aerial engagement that

is accurate regarding geography and timing relating to the two units involved

(19sqn & Jasta 6).

 

 

Jasta 6 received the Fokker D.VIII (or the Fokker E.V as it was first called) at the

end of July 1918, Jasta 6 being the first to receive it. However, on August the 16th

they lost a pilot because of wing failure, and again on the 19th...The E.V was then

quickly taken out of service until the weakness was diagnosed and cured.

It was accepted back in service in early October, and by the end of the war a mere

80 had been delivered. There is no record of it being used in combat during the last

weeks of the war.

 

So to maintain historical accuracy this mission takes place the day before the wing

failure incidents; (15/8/18.) At this time Jasta 6 were based at Bernes, a few miles

north of St Quentin, which in turn, is about 30 miles from Douai

 

19 Squadron, using the Sopwith Dolphin at this time, were based at Savy, about 20

miles from Douai.

 

 

You're flying an offensive patrol with your two 19 sqn wingmen, at 08.25 on Thursday

15/8/18. You have just crossed the German front lines at 12,000 feet near Douai,

looking for trouble. You're mindful of the fact that there have been recent rumours

within the RAF of a new German monoplane fighter in operation on the western front,

reported as being very manoeuvrable... You're about to find out those rumours are

horribly true!....

 

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To use this mission as intended, you'll need:

 

Flanders terrain.

By Edward

 

The Sopwith Dolphin.

By Capun and his team. Available from the Skunkworks site (Registration required).

 

The Fokker D.VIII.

By Laton. Available from the Combat Ace download section.

 

The 19 Sqn Blue Nose Dolphin skin.

By Gambit168. Available from the Combat Ace download section.

 

All three Fokker D.VIII Jasta 6 skins.

By V. Deutschmark. Available from the Combat Ace download section.

 

A big thank you to all of the above artists for their most excellent contributions to this

great game.

 

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To install, simply unzip the downloaded file to:

C:/Program Files/Thirdwire/WW1/Missions.

 

Or unzip to your desktop and drag and drop, or copy, then paste into your missions

folder.

 

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Feel free to change the mission anyway you like, and should you find anything wrong

with it, please let me know.

 

EDIT, 11/4/07: One thing I didn't realise when I first put this mission together is that

unless you tell your wingmen to 'Engage Air', they won't fire a single shot!

So remember to hit the TAB button and select '1' if you want some help from your

Squadron comrades...Think of it as firing a flare gun!

 

Have fun!

 

Bucky.

 

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