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Loved this game back in the day! And I was reminded of it some years ago when I played Sid Meier's Ace Patrol -- similar mechanics, in that for each aircraft you choose a manoeuvre (some planes are better than others at certain turns, etc.), then click 'end turn' and watch the results play out ...

A military historian friend posted this on Facebook ... three squares already checked off in the first episode! (Plus another if you count 'Stay with me, goddamn it!' as equivalent to 'Don't you die on me!'. And it's not clear whether the wound was caused by cannon or MG fire, so I'll leave that square blank for now )

Just as Masters of the Air makes its début ... coincidence?

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The star of Aces High, Malcolm McDowell, has been here in town the last few summers filming a TV series which I've been trying (so far without success) to get a role on! I've been hoping to get the chance to meet him and be (probably) the first fan to mention that deep cut from his oeuvre, something other than A Clockwork Orange, If ..., or even Caligula

I was just telling a friend about this book the other day! (I was reminded of it because she also has Sagittarius rising in her horoscope.) And that was a nice review; I'd forgotten about the guy always tinkering with his machine, clearly the inspiration behind the David Wood character in the film Aces High, who rigs up an intricate contraption for dropping grenades and proclaims 'Confidence in Mechanical Detail' to be the highest virtue! I actually met the author once, at a college dinner in Oxford in 1993. He was of course 95 years old at the time, and a guest of someone else much more important than I was, so I didn't get much chance to talk to him, but it was great just to be in his presence.

Hope all goes well in your area!

Saw this on Facebook, and thought it might amuse! https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02Pbq8BoYru9NX3JUiVFSRqm63Gq4gv7kmRmnvPTd1vobJ9r6aKtDhcYxPtsAF62wNl&id=100066554380124&mibextid=Nif5oz

I thought the group might be interested in a new Canadian $1 coin that's just been issued, honouring the world's first female aeronautical engineer: https://canadiancoinnews.com/queen-of-the-hurricanes-elsie-macgill-on-new-commemorative-1/ S! Maus

Congratulations Vonrd! Very nice work.

Thanks Vonrd! Those look great S! Maus

Very sorry to hear this. I also didn't know him very well, but remember he attended many events and tournaments. S! Maus

Good to hear from you, Vik! Very sorry to hear about your vision problems, and I do hope a solution will be found. S! Maus

Always loved those games, and still play them! Haven't tried the modern one yet, but the WWII ones are brilliant evocations of small unit actions, creeping through the Normandy hedgerows, fighting house to house in Arnhem, trying to move your tanks along the narrow, muddy roads in the Ardennes ...

... or pawsrep? I saw this on Facebook the other day ... S! Maus

Great photos! One of my former academic colleagues was a specialist on Thera and its connections to the Atlantis myth (or supposed connections; she didn't really buy the hypothesis that it was the origin of the story) and wrote a couple of well-received books on the subject.

Thanks Vonrd! Looks great S! Maus

I'm late to the party here, but yes, I'd like to have a skin! Maybe the night lozenge pattern, with my usual Maus emblem and black & yellow bits on wing & tail? S! Maus

Sorry I missed it! I've been pretty busy the last week or so, and next Saturday I may not be able to fly either, or if I am, I'll probably arrive late. Apologies! S! Maus

JG1_Maushake JG1 Newfoundland time (GMT -3.5) Week A1 (Saturday, 5 March 2022): Yes Week A2 (Saturday, 12 March 2022: Yes Week A3 (Saturday, 19 March 2022): Week A4 (Saturday, 26 March 2022): Yes

Thanks so much, Vonrd!

Congratulations to all! S! Maus

Congratulations to all! S! Maus

Congratulations to everyone! S! Maus