Olham

Yes, Pfalz D IIIa is a sturdy battlehorse. Haven't tried her yet in BHaH, but I remember from Phase 2, that it was a very reliable plane, that didn't tend to stall easily. But certainly no turn fighter against an agile plane like the Camel. I used to shoot down Camels, flying a kind of in-and-out triangle, but I'm afraid, in BHaH, that will not be so easy anymore. I will try the Pfalz again, later. For the next weeks or even months, I will go on learning to get the best out of my beloved Albatros.

Yes, looked it up and you're right , DEJ. I had thought, "don't cry wolf" meant, don't cause false alarm. But it seems, to "cry wolf" always means that. I'm never too old to learn, I always say. Thanks, DEJ. Now I must change that skin. Funny: "Look behind you!" is exactly one, I also had in mind.

Total ditto to Simon, with brass band!

Hey, that's interesting, GAW Didn't know that. I'll try it this evening.

Siggi - do what you must. But remember: it looks a damn silly report, saying, your plane rammed into a tree. Cars and motorbikes - yes. But planes?

Okay, thanks, Siggi - will have a look tomorrow at that. Oh, and I forgot to mention in the above: there was NO AA activity, when it happened.

Than you, Lou, for that one - never heard of it, but will google for now.

First, I want to say, that I have recently warped several times, with good results. Crew was always there, plane positioned right. But just that last flight, I came out of the warp, still on own territory. So, I pressed "X" again. That warp was interrupted, due to enemies near. Alright so far. But this time,my plane stood almost headover. So I cut back throttle, to put her right again. Then I performed a half turn, as the enemies were now behind us, and began to climb towards them. After half a minute, I heard a terrible cracking noise, and screen turned red! I had just looked around and on the TAC: my wingies were further behind me, and the enemies had just appeared at the outer ring of the TAC. No other plane was near me at all! Now, my best pilot is killed, and I can't say, how? Anyone else had this to happen? And what exactly must I do, to resurrect the poor bloke?

Just had that situation - wingman shooting at MY plane. You know, why? I had pressed "help" - and that enemy in front of me was the only plane near! So, better press "help" only, when there are really enemies BEHIND you. And then: turn, cause otherwise, wing one MUST hit you accidently. But the better way for me now: I order attack on a plane, and cover them. That way, I could bring by far more wingies back home, AND made kills.

Got another SPAD XIII half an hour ago, and it's sheer extasy, when you know, what they CAN'T perform with their "speedo zoom boom diver planes", and wait just at THAT corner to nip the bud. Unfortunately, my bloodrush blinded my sights again for that red warning line, saying something about aircraft stress or so (by the time, I noticed it, the left wing had gone off). The Kaiser now doesn't know, wether to praise my kills, or to send me bills for the four Albatros, I have already cost the Reich. Some at headquarter speculate even, about me working for the enemy! That's really not fair - the crash hurt!!

Watch it, HELLSHADE, "Fritz" IS capable - dogfighting underneath treetop level is my speciality! So, when you check your six, and see tracers from somewhere between a watering can and a garden dwarf - that's coming from my Albatros D II, and could be the last you ever see. (After zatt, I like pickkink some apples - Mmuahahahahaaaa!!!!)

Welcome, Waldemar! Nice idea, that, for the future some day. But seeing, that Winder and the team are still working on patching some things, we should leave them at least some time for their private life, and sleep. We don't want them to develope a burn out syndrome, do we? I enjoy (when enemy let's me) the flights, as they come; and it is really challenging. Have fun! Olham

However - I will try to get those as a DVD box at Ebay. Timeless British humour!

Yes, "Kennst mich noch?" (Remembr me?) and "Du doch nicht!" (But not you!) I know both, but wouldn't want to use the signatures of others. I'm thinking of writing "Dich hol ich mir!" (I'll get you!) on my other Albatros.

Royce, it must be from the late seventies or early eighties. The actor beside "Mr.Bean" Rowan Atkinson, is nowadays "Dr.House" - did you recognise him?

As far as I know, the name came from the fact, that very offensive Jastas, like Jasta 11 of Manfred von Richthofen, gave up barracks, and decided to use tents to live in, cause that way, they could move much faster from one field to another. When he then decided, to paint the planes in a very colourful way, the name "Flying Circus" was given to them by the English aircrew. The decision for colourful planes was kind of psychological warfare by MvR. When his comrades said, that with these colours, they would be seen for miles, he answered: I want them to see us for miles. I want them to know, that we don't see any reason to hide. I want, that they believe, we don't fear them at all."

My system is XP, Ronbo. And I wrote "Cry Wolf" in English, for my Allied opponents often can't read German. (And I wanted the word "Wolf" on the plane, as my pilot is Wolfram "Wolf" Mahlo. In German, that saying would be "Schrei Alarm!" - no Wolf in it.)

Sorry, RRRRonbo!

Forgot the pics of Thaw's and von Ziegler's end.

Burt, pick the Douai-Arras-Cambrai area. End of 1916, it may still not be too dense. In 1918 then, you may be glad, when you didn't collide with anyone.

And it's not really found by myself - found it under BONBO's signature. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e644WFD1rgM

First time I read that much about him. Sounds all terribly like the "hell part" of BHaH.

Zatt's dsherman war technolodgy, Herr Hauksbee. Vee also had roll-up airfieldz, zatt you could also use as a kitchen table cloth. Mmmuahahahaaaa!!!!!

Jasta 15, Bonneuil Ferme, 27. April 1918 We were on a ground support mission at the front line bow, south-west of St.Quentin. Flight 1 had gone up high; so we were at 11.000 feet. The huge towering april thunder clouds painted a dramatic scenery. Suddenly I saw them: two flights of SPADs coming down like falcons from some 3.000 feet higher on flight 1. When we got there, most of friend and foe had chased each other down towards the deck. But 3 SPADs had remained up here, and began their attack on us. I sent von Marchlewitz and Beckedorf after the others, and took up fighting "my" SPADs with von der Ziegler behind me. One of the three also travelled downwards. The SPAD attacking me first now, was William "Bill" Thaw, covered by a wingman. When he saw, that he couldn't get behind me, he also played the falcon. Knowing about my wing structures, I followed in safer spirals. When I came down, he came back up again, and the turning began. Now, I know how to turn into a SPAD, and soon he only got punches. His wingman can't help - von der Ziegler is like a bulldog after him. Two-and-a-half minutes later, William Thaw digs his nose into the dirt like a dying boar. But now I realise, that the other SPADs must have "smoked up" all of flight 1 plus my wings 2 and 3, or chased them to the horizon. Flying over von der Ziegler, I had noticed briefly, how 5 or 6 SPADs all jumped on him. Moment of a hard decision: flying on would just now get me over the line, over our grounds. Turning round would make me confront all these SPADs, to get out von der Ziegler. Before I had finished a wide half turn, von der Ziegler had been wiped out. And now, I flew right into that swarm of mad hornets. To cut it short: I made it around again and, taking hits, to crawl back over the lines. While the 103rd were still mad after me, I had to perform a crash landing, surrounded by trees. I just made it alive. Next time, I shouldn't turn round for an already lost wingman, if I want to survive all this. Right? How hard must a pilot become in these days?...

Yes, it's a Hansa Brandenburg W 20. See this modeller's site: http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http...l%3Dde%26sa%3DG