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The
allies, charged with defending the balloon, start off towards the dreaded
Central Powers squadron charged with destroying the balloon.
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Lt.
Page obtains his 1st kill of the convention. He is promoted to 1st Lt.
while Captain Moralez salutes his comrade.
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2nd
Lieutenant LaMorte is promoted to 1st Lt. after his first kill. Lt.
LaMorte assisted running the game for several hours on Sunday and is a
class act all the way. A true asset to our Aerodrome campaign and
gaming in general.
ORIGINS 2004
We
have 2 Fokker D.VII's and a Pfalz D.XII doing a bit of skud running across
the map. They were attempting to bring down an allied balloon.
ORIGINS 2004
An
allied formation on their way to intercept a flight of German
aircraft. Colonel Rosenberger's white US SPAD XIII was a popular
aircraft during the con. All three of these aircraft were assembled
and painted by Mark.
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Lt.
LaMorte, only 1 away from making ace and being promoted to captain views
the Pfalz DIIIa flying towards his guns. Unfortunately, Lt. LaMorte
was bested in this mission and his promotion has to wait.
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Major
Scott Lloyd finally earns his 15th aerial victory and is happily promoted
to Lt. Colonel. Earlier in the convention he lost 3-4 die rolls for
contested kills. We forced his 15th victim to salute along with the
rest of the company.
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Lt.
Colonel Lloyd intently ponders his options. The allies are defending
their balloon and have hung back in a proper defensive position.
Face the allied planes or the AA guns. We see here that the decision
was a tough one.
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The
Germans flying high while approaching their target. An allied S.E.5a
has blundered into their path. It took some quick thinking and fast
flying to avoid being shot down. Unfortunately by being out of
position, it allowed the Germans to down the balloon.
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The
allies on the attack. Here we see 2 Sopwith Snipes, 2 S.E.5a's and 2
SPAD XIII's traveling down the fatal funnel towards their prey.
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2nd
Lieutenant David Skelley is promoted to 1st Lieutenant following his first
aerial victory. Flying as an allied pilot, we note that Lt. Skelley
renders the appropriate salute.
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A
German Pfalz D.XII and Dr.I seem to have placed themselves in a good
position to deal out some damage. Although in good position, it is a
dangerous spot as they are outnumbered. Notice the SPAD XIII closing
for battle just off to the right.
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An
absolutely beautiful Fokker Dr.I paint job by Lt. Colonel Steve
Lloyd. That lozenge camo scheme is hand painted, not a decal.
A fantastic job!
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Captain
Joe Merz being promoted to the rank of Major after obtaining his 10th
aerial victory. Notice that Joe chose a seat next to the medal
display. We think he intends to win a few and wanted a closer look.