Rittmeister Freiherr Manfred von Richthofen's all red Fokker Dr.I was TAVAS first flying reproduction purchased from the United States. By the end of the war he claimed two Fokker DR.Is and five Fokker D.VIIs flying the S.E.5a. Posted to 2 Squadron of the Australian Flying Corps on 16 June 1918, Alberry was wounded again on 13 August 1918. Recovering from his wounds, he petitioned King George for a transfer to the Australian Flying Corps and began his training in the summer of 1917. For his actions that day, he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He enlisted in 1914 and whilst serving as an infantryman with the 8th Battalion of the Australian Imperial Force, Sergeant Alberry's right leg was amputated above the knee after he was wounded at the battle of Pozières in July 1916. It is finished as the aircraft flown by Australian pilot Lt. The RAF SE.5a was imported from Europe in 2015 and is powered by a Ford V6 engine. Ross McPherson Smith of 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps in Egypt. The aircraft has been repainted and the serial number be changed to B1229 which was operated by Capt. After TVAL brought it across ‘the ditch’ for the Australian International Airshow at Avalon in February 2015, it remained in Australia and is now operated as part of the TAVAS collection. It was subsequently sold to TVAL in NZ in late 2001 and changed colour scheme. The Bristol F2B Fighter was built by Ed Storo in the USA and first registered in 1992 as N624. The last Australian to die during the Gallipoli campaign was shot down by Buddeke who was flying an Eindecker at the time. It was flown by (amongst others) Hans Joachim Buddecke. This aircraft is finished as one that was known to have been operated by the Turks at Gallipoli and possibly against Australian troops. The linen to cover it has come from Belgium, from the same family run business that was making the same fabric for these aircraft 100 years ago. It was produced by Classic Aero Machining Services in Blenheim, New Zealand. The engine is a reverse engineered copy of the unique rotary engine that powered this aircraft. The airframe was made in Germany as per the original. Reproduction Fokker E.III Eindecker built as it would have been coming out of the factory in late 1915 or early 1916, in its clear doped, unbleached, linen finish. The original aircraft was designed and built by the Johnson brothers of Indiana USA, better known for their outboard engines.ġ909 Demoiselle reproduction made famous by the film 'Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'. Reconstruction of a 1909 Johnson Monoplane. You get FREE Online Play for 30 days with all aircraft and FREE forever, (as long as we run servers), with a limited early War Plane set.Ĭome Online and see how your offline learning does against real human fighter pilots.Back from day 2 of the air show with hundreds of photos to sort! I will start with the TAVAS collection (WW1) and move through aviation history. I use the CH Products joystick, rudder pedals, and throttle for air to air combat, and the Logitech 3D Pro on the road, when I am more careful at taking on the really good online aviators!ĭo go to the Online Training Arenas (FREE at all times Monday and Thursday evenings at 2100 EST USA time), and get some training if you want to be an ACE fighter pilot. I have two setups, one for home office, and one for travel. All went on to USAF Pilot Training, finishing at the top or near the top of their UPT classes because of their WarBirds flying! We have had six young folks (mostly kids of Air Force Academy friends) come through the training and battling in WarBirds Online. WarBirds Dogfights is a realistic combat flight simulation! And it will take some real flying skills to master! We also continue to get data from the real aircraft of WW II and continuously update the Flight Models for better, more realistic, combat flying!
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