Shiloh

Thank you Olham for remembering and honoring the victims on 9-11-01. I can remember that day like it was yesterday as I lived in the area at the time and it will always remind me of just how cruel this world can be. To the men, women and children affected by this great tragedy - you are all heroes and we will never forget.

I watched this a few months back and really enjoyed it. You may need to download the veehd plugin to watch but it's well worth it as they have some great videos/movies on this website. Here's a description of the documentary. Documentary in which two modern Red Arrows pilots experience the challenges faced by pioneering aviators in WWI. Andy Offer and Mark Cutmore fly original aircraft to recreate the key challenges the plane took in the course of the war and reenact a dogfight in replica period aircraft kitted out with camera guns. http://veehd.com/vid...-Red-Baron-2010

I'm glad I was able to pinpoint it for you LIMA. I did watch the first 30 minutes or so a few weeks back but wasn't able to finish watching. Good DVD hunting and enjoy it!

Was if the "Lafayette Escadrille" made in 1958 starring Tab Hunter perhaps LIMA? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051840/

Wonderful work there gents - the detail is amazing!

Thanks for the additional link ultimat. I did watch this again last night and although there were numerous historical inaccuracies in the fight sequences, it was enjoyable nonetheless. I did enjoy watching the SE5a fly as it's currently my favorite bird in OFF.

Thank you HPW for adding yet another mod as a compliment to OFF. I have only been flying OFF for 4 or 5 months and have yet to try any mods out as the vanilla version has been just great. I am tempted to try out some mods though as I know from other games they can really enhance the experience. Thanks again and once I give these a go, I'll report back here.

I see you beat me to it Olham but here's another screenie anyhow showing the TAC as well. Nice job with this - I will surely use it. Those bright red and blue names were starting to drive me crazy especially in the thick dogfights of 1918.

For some reason I can't find the path to this (hidden?) folder to place the file. Any suggestions?\ Edit: I think I'm figuring it out.

I watched this and found it very interesting. If anybody watches let the credits roll out as it reveals just how dangerous the work they were doing could be.

I watched the first 2:00 or so and will check it out later - thanks for posting Olham!

I don't expect you to do this Olham but it would be great to see the same graph for the allies and how the difference in overall strategy affected the ratios. For one I don't think you would find as many of these lopsided results. But no matter how good you are, if you could shoot down 2 and they send 5 more at some point the numbers are going to overwhelm.

RIP Peter Twiss.

Here, here to that!

Thank you Olham - I've been wanting to add this.

Fantastic Olham! (another false name)

This is fantastic - thank you TaillyHo! I will change him over and perhaps advance him forward 2 weeks - I'm currently on June 12 - as if he went on leave and that will get me to the Albatros D.V that I've been wanting to fly. Those were introduced to at least a few Jastas late June/early July 1917 from my initial research. On another note I just flew 3 missions with my new pilot on the SE5a Wolseley Viper and I think I'm in love.

Wow TaillyHo - I forgot all about that. You go into the preference file and change one of the settings if I remember correctly - the Jasta #? I would like to move up from the D.III as well so that will work out perfectly. I'm sorry to hear of your man Pixton - a mighty stout fellow he was and a master of that Fee for a good long time. Well I'm sure that happened pretty often when pilots became very familiar with a certain craft then they flew a totally different one - it forces you to change your whole mindset really.

I think I feel something similar Olham as I just had a pilot reach the 40 mission/36 hour mark but I would stop short of calling it heavy. I feel more like I get 'bored' with a pilot once I get past 20 missions or so. It starts to feel mundane flying over the same landscape with the same guys. Perhaps that's why guys fly so many pilots at one time to keep things fresh. There was a line from "Band of Brothers" that Lt. Speirs said to a private who was fearful of dying. It was something like "come to accept the fact that you're already dead" and then you can fight without fear. I try to keep that in mind each mission I fly. I suppose many WWI pilots got to the point that they stopped "feeling" and didn't care one way or another whether they lived or died. On another note, there's always something exciting about starting a new pilot flying from an airfield you're not familiar with, sporting a new craft with a new paint job, etc. That is why I just started a new pilot from RFC-24 flying the SE5a Viper in April 1918. I never fought in 1918 so it should be an interesting experience.

I just learned the rainfall totals for my town that day - 9 inches of rain in 24 hours.

That scene has played itself out in Hollywood movies so many times but each time the horror of it hits home. Disoriented from an accident, sinking fast in icy water, very little time to get out - terrifying situation indeed.

I am glad you and your family are okay Widow. That was a very brave act Olham that probably saved both your lives. Nothing makes me more angry than aggressive drivers who threaten my families safety. People can clearly see the car seats in my vehicle as the visibility is very good and they still tailgate, try to pass on a one-lane road, cut me off, etc. and I just want to pull over and beat them to a bloody pulp for putting my children in danger - it's just the way I feel. It's one of the reasons we moved as people drive much tamer where I live now - except now we have to dodge walls of water. When I lived in Connecticut and New York the way people drove matched their aggressive personalities and even now when I drive down that way, the difference is shocking in just 100 miles difference in region.

Thank you Herr Prop-Wasche. My house is fine thank goodness but some of my neighbors sustained some serious damage. The businesses in our community have suffered some setbacks and our two bridges still need to be tested for structural stability before they are re-opened again. One of them is a very famous tourist bridge as we rely heavily on tourism for income so hopefully that reopens soon. In Vermont they face some dire situations. There is one OFF member situated there (russll14) and I'm not sure if he's active here. There aren't many roads there as everything is much more rural and in many cases people are cut off from civilization with no power, no drinking water and no way out through roads as they were washed out. This storm will take many years for New Englanders to recover from and it was not what our country needed with the serious recession we are currently facing.

Thanks again guys for your well-wishes and support. I got back yesterday and my town is starting to pick up the pieces. The damage could have been much worse if a dam holding back water in Vermont would have burst and I understand it was reaching its limits. I am told it could have covered my entire village with water - yikes! Right now we just need dry weather and it looks like it will be sunny and warm for the next 5 days so that will allow the water to subside and the ground to dry out. More than the storm itself, it was all the rain we got leading up to the storm that saturated the ground with rainwater. Then when the storm came, the water had nowhere to go. I have to admit it was rather exciting running around with my camera getting those shots as I am intrigued by severe weather. It does put things into perspective however when your family is in danger, and your home is in jeopardy so these storms can be "few and far between" as far as I'm concerned. I pray that everyone along the east coast is recovering from this storm and my best wishes go out to those who are still suffering.

Thanks guys for all your well wishes. I'm afraid the region where I live has taken quite a beating. In my village, a whole building housing a business was swept away down river and I fear some of my neighbors have serious damage to their homes. I am now 2 hours away from home staying at a relatives and will attempt to make it home tomorrow. Many of the roads are closed due to flooding, damage, trees down, etc. so I'm not sure we will make it. I spoke with some old-timers yesterday and they said it was by far the worst they had ever seen in our village. Here is link to our local news station that shows even more devastating photos. I will report back at some time later today if possible and thank you guys once again for your support.