Verdun 1916
Here are some excellent links to the Battle of Verdun that took place during WW1 in 1916.The Battle of Verdun was one of the largest, longest and greatest battles that took place during the war.The...
View ArticleRe: Verdun 1916
Try close to 1,000,000 . I beleive it was the bloodiest battles of WW1. The allies stood that fort up well and the men in the air was paid a great due too!!! The Lafayette Escadrille was posted there...
View ArticleRe: Verdun 1916
Jamie, have you ever played any of the flight simulators or games such as Red Baron?
View ArticleRe: Verdun 1916
Jamie:Do you know if Cole Palen's Aerodrome is still operational at Upper Rheinbeck, NY? He used to have a replica WW I aerodrome, complete with flying WW I aircraft.
View ArticleRe: Verdun 1916
Colin,Here is the link to the The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome.www.oldrhinebeck.org/These guys will be flying, bombing and strayfing the Great War Association member units at the National Spring Tactical...
View ArticleRe: Verdun 1916
Patrick,I visited there in 1961, just after I came back from Thule, Greenland. There's a picture of my fool head protruding from the turret of the FT 17 tank they had there. The thing ran, too, as it...
View ArticleRe: Verdun 1916
FL, I am very much still and always will be playing Red Baron, I play Red Baron 3D online, its awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I can get ya the RB3D disk for free if ya or anyone else wants one. Virtual...
View ArticleRe: Verdun 1916
Send your name and address to this email rb3dcd4free@hotmail.comkeep it on the down low!!!jamie
View ArticleRe: Verdun 1916
Is it the version of the game with all of the upgrades?It's been a long time since I played it, but I seem to remember that the AI was not very good. Or in other words,when you set off to fly a...
View ArticleRe: Verdun 1916
There have been patches made to better the AI in the game. I havent messed with any of them. Like I said go to that site and you will get all the help you need. I all of the people there and they...
View ArticleRe: Verdun 1916
Will do, thanks!Since your into studying about WWI aeral combat what's your take on who shot down the baron. I have my money on Snowy Evans.
View ArticleRe: Verdun 1916
Honestly, no one but gods actually knows who really shot him down. The test they took was interesting but not completely accurate. I mean they had a man with a laser trying to hit the lil plane with a...
View ArticleRe: Verdun 1916
I thought they dug a bullet out of him with right hand twist rifling on it which would indicate a Lewis (ground gun). Left hand twist would indicate a Vickers (aircraft gun). Comments?
View ArticleRe: Verdun 1916
I always thought that the bullet was lost to history but I bet someone somewhere knows where it is at.
View ArticleRe: Verdun 1916
There are claims that they found the bullet in the jacket on the left side but rumors fill the air more than oxygen. That bullet may pop up one day but who will even know if its the actually .303...
View ArticleRe: Verdun 1916
I've heard that his two Spandaus were in a museum somewhere in Australia, but they wound up buried in concrete as part of the approach to a bridge in Sydney.
View ArticleRe: Verdun 1916
As for his two Spandou's, I can't confirm that they are in Australia, Heck I can't figure why they woudl be there. Ive seen pictures of his plane after it was torn to shreds for soveniers. I also...
View ArticleRe: Verdun 1916
His plane crashed adjacent to an Australian unit in the trenches. All sorts of Red Baron paraphenalia have turned up in Australia, after the Aussie troops picked his airplane, and perhaps himself,...
View Article
