Macklroy Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 (edited) Normally I have three or four active pilots going in campaigns spread throughout the french escadrilles and british flying corps. (I even have an Albatross pilot, but he sees little action.) Recently however I've become quite fond of the se5 and her handling characteristics. Also, being the 'yank' that I am, I have been flying WM's "American" se5 skin. (bravo work sir) I enlisted a young chap into RFC 56, to fly along side the great Albert Ball in the spring days of April 1917. He has rapidly become not only my highest scoring pilot but now at 20+ hrs, he is also now my second longest surviving pilot. Last night the young ace headed out on an escort mission deep into german occupied teritory to hit an enemy airfield there. His small flight of 4 se5's face up against no fewer than 10 enemy Albatross DIII scouts. What ensued was easily the most intense simmulated air combat I've "ever" encountered in my history of flight simming. With every bank and roll the young pilot pressed home attack after attack. The sky absolutly FILLED with flying machines. At any given moment I could see two or three engagements around me. My wingman was attacking a PAIR of enemy machines, another enemy craft was on fire falling in a tight spin, and yet another group of craft were giving chase to the flight of four two seaters that we were escorting. And for the THIRD time in this short month, the infamous 'white axe' of Paul Straehle's Albatross sliced through the entire engagement setting one of the se5s on fire in a matter of seconds. And just as quickly as the battle had errupted, it was over. Gathering what was left of my flight (my wingman), I climbed the ol' bird as hard as she would climb and headed for home. After I landed and filled out my claim report I was greeted with the dawning of a new day. May 1st, 1917. Bloody April was over, and I had survived....for now. Effective immediately Thomas Macklroy has been removed from active duty and will report back home for a duration to be determind later. I just don't think I could bear loosing him at this point. So for now he'll have his well deserved leave and some of the other pilots will have to pick up the slack. Just a few pics from the last fight. "My" ace of aces dossier. Edited July 12, 2009 by Macklroy Quote
+Winder Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 Normally I have three or four active pilots going in campaigns spread throughout the french escadrilles and british flying corps. (I even have an Albatross pilot, but he sees little action.) Recently however I've become quite fond of the se5 and her handling characteristics. Also, being the 'yank' that I am, I have been flying WM's "American" se5 skin. (bravo work sir) I enlisted a young chap into RFC 56, to fly along side the great Albert Ball in the spring days of April 1917. He has rapidly become not only my highest scoring pilot but now at 20+ hrs, he is also now my second longest surviving pilot. Last night the young ace headed out on an escort mission deep into german occupied teritory to hit an enemy airfield there. His small flight of 4 se5's face up against no fewer than 10 enemy Albatross DIII scouts. What ensued was easily the most intense simmulated air combat I've "ever" encountered in my history of flight simming. With every bank and roll the young pilot pressed home attack after attack. The sky absolutly FILLED with flying machines. At any given moment I could see two or three engagements around me. My wingman was attacking a PAIR of enemy machines, another enemy craft was on fire falling in a tight spin, and yet another group of craft were giving chase to the flight of four two seaters that we were escorting. And for the THIRD time in this short month, the infamous 'white axe' of Paul Straehle's Albatross sliced through the entire engagement setting one of the se5s on fire in a matter of seconds. And just as quickly as the battle had errupted, it was over. Gathering what was left of my flight (my wingman), I climbed the ol' bird as hard as she would climb and headed for home. After I landed and filled out my claim report I was greeted with the dawning of a new day. May 1st, 1917. Bloody April was over, and I had survived....for now. Effective immediately Thomas Macklroy has been removed from active duty and will report back home for a duration to be determind later. I just don't think I could bear loosing him at this point. So for now he'll have his well deserved leave and some of the other pilots will have to pick up the slack. Just a few pics from the last fight. "My" ace of aces dossier. Fantastic - and I am pleased to see your claimed to confirmed ratio so high, and looking at your excellent reports...... ..... guys this is how claims are done! Ta WM Quote
+Olham Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 (edited) Vatt??? Ziss Limey is an Albatross killer!?! You vaitt, won day vee shall meet over ze Flanders Fields! Zen I vill gif you a solid demostrashon of der twin Spandaus, you von't like, mein Herr! I vill make an assembly kit of your cows**t green craft!!! A great record, Mack! Wish I ever had that claims/confirmations ratio. Should it really be those detailed reports? Or can my headquarter not imagine, that I am NOT boasting? I would keep him safe, until another pilot reached the same kills - then fly him again. Here's my log of my best still living DiD Pilot - you see that claims/kills ratio? But yesterday, he got new confirmations, and will now enter the ace list in Siggi's board (when that Squirrel comes back from his camping trip - how can he go camping right now, when I receive a new medal and confirms?!?!?!? Lol!!) Jasta 28w, Wasquehal, is a great staffel, if you like to meet aces. You see in the claims, that I shot down Rhys Davis and Raymond Collishaw; and in the last two flights, I downed RFC-1 aces Tom Falcon Hazel, Philip F Fullard, William C Campbell and Gordon Percey Olley. A little earlier, I shot some aces with Tripes of RNAS-1 - Cyril Burfield Ridley, Roderic S 'Bregeut' Dallas and Richard Pearman Minifie. You see, I have fun - but the further I survive, the more do I fear for this pilot. Edited July 12, 2009 by Olham Quote
Macklroy Posted July 12, 2009 Author Posted July 12, 2009 I have found that the British brass is easier to 'convince' of a kill than the french. My british pilots always seem to have the highest % of confirmations. S! Quote
+Hasse Wind Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 Impressive, Macklroy! So many kills in 20 hours. Are you trying to win the war single handedly? Olham, the rear area pen pushers clearly don't like you. Maybe you should take you Albatros for a flight over their office and strafe them? It's a war out there after all, accidents do happen. Quote
+Olham Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 Hasse Wind: Olham, the rear area pen pushers clearly don't like you. Maybe you should take you Albatros for a flight over their office and strafe them? Ahm - I did that actually, by mistake. Thought those where British barracks I saw in the glare of the sun, until I realised: the sun should be BEHIND me so early in the morning. You think, THAT might be a reason, why they are so nasty to me? Well, they definitely have NO sense of humour then. Quote
Rickitycrate Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 Mack, great stuff! A leave is called for, extended perhaps. I get a kick out of you guys that fill out such wonderful reports and enjoy yourselves so much. We are all so happy to survive these close encounters it's just a thrill. Quote
Macklroy Posted July 12, 2009 Author Posted July 12, 2009 Mack, great stuff! A leave is called for, extended perhaps. I get a kick out of you guys that fill out such wonderful reports and enjoy yourselves so much. We are all so happy to survive these close encounters it's just a thrill. Hehe, thanks Rc. I actually try to keep my claims short and sweet. If I remember 'specific' engagement scenarios i will elaborate. Mostly for my own ammusment when i look through my pilot logs. I am enjoying this pilot so much I couldnt stand to loose him. So he's off to england to test the new se5s that should be comming out of the production line soon. Quote
Rickitycrate Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 Be careful there Mack! Remember what happened to Richard Bong. Quote
+RAF_Louvert Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 Impressive record there Macklroy, very impressive indeed. Don't you just love the immersive quality of this sim? That was of course a rhetorical question. Cheers! Lou Quote
+Olham Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 What did happen to Richard Bong? Did he go to England, eat in a Restaurant there, and died after that? (Lol!) Quote
+RAF_Louvert Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 Actually Olham, in August of 1945 he became a test pilot assigned to Lockheed, where he flew the P-80 Shooting Star and died during takeoff on the acceptance flight of the new jet. Bong was the highest scoring US air ace of WW2, receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor. The irony of his death is beyond painful. Quote
+Olham Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 I knew he was the highest ace; I had a model of his "Lightning" (I think there was a picture of a lady on it named 'Marge' ?) - but I did not know about his death that way. Really tragic, survived the Pacific and then that... Quote
Macklroy Posted July 13, 2009 Author Posted July 13, 2009 Be careful there Mack! Remember what happened to Richard Bong. Yes, luckily THAT portion of a real combat pilots perilous life is NOT simmulated in OFF. Quote
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