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. I must admit Sandbagger that I was forced to pull out my copy of Lamberton's Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War and sift through all the photos in the "British Rare and Experimental Aircraft" section at the back of the book. I was stymied for a while on this one Sir, but I shall remember what it looks like from this point forward. .

. Oh, most definitely, the more the merrier! I'll be sure to stock the fridge with Steinlager, and I''ll have the locals cater us a proper hāngi dinner. And I'll also have a Conchords album spinning on the record player when you all arrive.

. Just incredible craftsmanship there. Thanks for sharing the pics Sandbagger. .

. Sandbagger, that would be a very nice RC example of the Alcock A.1 Scout. Here is the skinny on this one-of-a-kind WWI aeroplane, (courtesy of Wikipedia): "The Alcock Scout, also known as the A.1, was a curious "one-off" experimental fighter biplane flown briefly during World War I. It was assembled by Flight Lieutenant John Alcock at Moudros, a Royal Naval Air Service base in the Aegean Sea. Alcock took the forward fuselage and lower wings of a Sopwith Triplane, the upper wings of a Sopwith Pup, and the tailplane and elevators of a Sopwith Camel, and married them to a rear fuselage and vertical tail surface of original design (presumably by Alcock himself). It was powered by a 110hp Clerget 9Z engine, and carried a .303 Vickers machine gun. Affectionally referred to as the "Sopwith Mouse" by Alcock and his fellow designers, Alcock never flew it himself, but squadron-mate FSL Norman Starbuck made a few flights in it, the first on 15 October 1917. However, it crashed in early 1918, was written off and never flew again." .

. Yes indeed, the only two hits of The Royal Guardmen. And I use the term 'hits' in the absolute broadest sense of the word imaginable. .

. Shave and a haircut, two bits...and two weeks of shots to clear it up. .

. I fly BoB, ETO, and MAW, (my personal fav of the three). But none come close to OFF in terms of a CFS3 redo. Still fun though when I'm feeling WW2-ish. .

. Oh, very nice Olham, that has to be inspiration when you are doing battle in OFF. And again mein Freund, it was my pleasure. .

. Very cool. .

. Quite right, HW! Eat, drink, and make merry! And if Mary's not available, jump for Joy! And if Joy is out of town there's always Hope, because as we all know, Hope springs eternal. .

. I've come to the conclusion that there are wormholes which simply allow areas of New Zealand to continue existing in the years of 1914 through 1918. I want to go to there. .

. Gott im Himmel, wer ist dieser Hund?! (back in 1918 MvR of course would not have known it was Snoopy) .

. I'm on a seefood diet myself. I see food...I eat it. .

. Quite right HW, and I too would fly the E.III more if there were more early war plane types to do battle with in OFF. That being said, I have flown several campaigns in the Eindecker and did quite well with it, as long as I flew it as if the handle of the control column were a raw egg. Make all maneuvers very, very gently. .

. Hauksbee wrote: Oh yes, I quite agree, it's easy to quit OFF. I've done it a hundred times myself. .

. There are just so many websites dedicated to WWI in general and WWI aviation in particular. For those who weren't here for it originally, I posted a long list of links I referred to during the "What's My Plane" contest from about two years ago. And here is that thread: Links to WWI Aviation Websites Enjoy! Lou .

. Yes, I agree Olham, much more fluid looking in the P4 teasers. . And glad you enjoyed the video. .

. Yes there is Olham, the Seine in Paris, which you can see in this video I did quite some time ago: Enjoy. .

. Well, while you're waiting Olham, you could fly along the Thames Estuary in P3 at dawn or dusk and enjoy a similar view. Might help to lessen some of the pangs of anticipation. .

. Fun little tales here Lederhosen. And you might not be aware of it, but your first one is a retelling of an actual incident from WWI, (in McCudden's book if memory serves, though it's been serving with less reliability as time goes on). Keep on with your efforts Sir. .

. Sounds like that would be a good volume to read along side Heydemarck's "War Flying in Macedonia", (which fortunately was translated into English). .

. Oh, indubitably. .

. Yuppers. .

. In no way did I imagine you were showing off Olham. You are ever-thoughtful when it comes to sharing such golden nuggets of information with us all. I was only smiling because I knew exactly how you had run across this particular nugget. .

. Thank you Olham for the information and advice. I often search about on ebay.de and stumble my way through the translations. As to the Turkish War Medal being the equivalent of the German Iron Cross, I'll agree if you are talking about the EK2c. From all of my readings I gather the TWM is more akin to the French Croix de Guerre in that it was given out a lot for actions in the field, (but unlike the CdG it could only be presented once to the same individual). Hasse Wind, I don't have anywhere to put a German uniform, much as I would like one. My little 'flying room' is quite full as it is. Dej, thank you, I am sure I will enjoy this find for a good long time. Hauksbee, not critical at all that the ribbon is not correct for the medal. As it turns out, it appears that it is a period ribbon for the Imperial Russian Order of St. Stanislaus. So I will actually be receiving two separate awards for the price of one. .