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02-28-15, 01:38 PM | #121 |
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Wow, that's also interesting: where did you find that out?
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03-01-15, 04:22 AM | #122 |
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Here are two links Eichhornchen which I am sure you will find fascinating reading on the last hours of Roger Bushell. The one link in particular asks the question if Emil Schulz was unjustly executed as he was ordered by his superior to fire the fatal shot after Dr Spann's shot failed to kill Bushell.
http://www.pegasusarchive.org/pow/roger_bushell.htm "He shot the hero of the Great Escape in cold blood. But was this one Nazi who DIDN'T deserve to hang?" By PHIL CRAIG http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...erve-hang.html There is a book by Simon Read titled: "Human Game: Hunting the Great Escape Murderers" - I have not read it but if anyone has I would be interested to know their take on it and if its worth tracking down.
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03-01-15, 04:35 AM | #123 |
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That's brilliant: I'll certainly be delving into all of this... many thanks
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03-01-15, 04:54 AM | #124 |
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Have you tried Rise of Flight? I downloaded it from steam, its quite a good game.
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03-01-15, 05:31 AM | #125 |
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Rise of Flight
You're lucky: it looks fabulous but I'm unable to play anything via "Steam" so If I want WW1 flight I have to settle for "First Eagles" (there are some screenshots on my Profile Page). I mentioned another sim earlier in this thread (link below) called "Wings Over Flanders Fields", not so much an expansion as a total reworking of cfs3 for WW1. I'm not sure what flight sims Joe plays... I'll ask him.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...1&postcount=64 First Eagles by G2 Games |
03-01-15, 06:48 AM | #126 | |
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03-01-15, 08:08 AM | #127 |
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Nah, the best WW1 sims are Rise of flight ("RoF"), or Wings over Flanders Fields ("WOFF").
I avoid Steam like the plague, but each to his own. You do not need Steam though to play RoF, you can download it for free at the RoF website: http://riseofflight.com/download/ After downloading and installing it will update and that's all. You get three planes for free (Albatros D.Va, Nieuport 17 and the SPAD XIII), and can buy other ones if you like. I advise a joystick, not much fun without it. And you have to learn the controls, or adjust them to your liking. I play it a lot |
03-01-15, 09:02 AM | #128 |
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Rise of Flight
If you are talking about MS Flight Sim. 9, yes. My son-in-law gave me a copy several years ago, and play it from time to time. Just try and recreate Lindbergh's flight without cheating with the GPS; talk about a challenge! Bloody Hell!
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03-01-15, 10:04 AM | #129 |
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FS9 is subtitled Rise of Flight or Century of Flight I think, but Harvs means the new(ish) WW1 sim.
I envy Harvs and Catfish: I did load a free, limited, copy of RoF which came on a freeby disc with PC Pilot magazine a while back. Got through the whole palaver of loading, entering CD key and filling in account details, only to be told after I clicked on "Create Account" that there was a problem with my internet connection (there wasn't). Two more tries and I ditched the whole idea. As for WoFF, that's supposed to be stupendous: revamping of weather, terrain, just about everything (in Combat Flight Simulator 3) but again it requires tremendous internet resources I just don't have. The one aerial combat sim I'd give up all others for though, if I could only get it to keep running, is Battle of Britain II. Battle of Britain II screenshot |
03-01-15, 10:42 AM | #130 |
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03-01-15, 11:26 AM | #131 |
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I'm not really into online gaming that much, so WOFF looks like the one for me. From what I've read its best feature is a campaign similar to the one in Red Baron, except possibly better.
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03-01-15, 12:40 PM | #132 |
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I never got a chance to play the acclaimed Red Baron: my last PC wasn't up to the task and this one won't even acknowledge its existence in the Drive.
I don't do anything online either (except this). I only have access via a "dongle", so can't play or download much... too expensive in data/££'s. |
03-01-15, 04:51 PM | #133 |
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Same here i dont play online, too many idiots and yes its the new rof i mean, been trying to dive bomb a German tank but i have more success going kamakazi on it.
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03-01-15, 06:09 PM | #134 |
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http://www.gog.com/game/red_baron_pack
For Eichhornchen GOG is DRM free though you do have to down load. GOG is very good about making old games run on newer PCs. Even if you have an old disc you may not ever get it to run due to drivers. |
03-01-15, 06:29 PM | #135 |
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