Klaiber

I had a feeling that was the case.

Where is a guide?

Had to make room on my hard drive. DCS has gotten large.

PS: based on your time zone, the best people in the squadron to reach out to are @Moxy and @Vonrd.

Hi @One Way Paddy Wagon, Thanks for stopping by our forums and checking us out! Currently, JG1 isn’t actively recruiting new members. However, we always enjoy flying with new pilots and would love to have you join us online during our events and practices. It is a great way to get to know each other and see if JG1 is the right fit for you. If things click and it feels like a good match on both sides, we would be happy to consider adding you to our roster. Here’s how to get connected with us: Main JG1 Discord: https://discord.gg/SM6Uk5XuJ2 Flanders In Flames (WW1 events): https://discord.gg/HVmET2AmbZ ACME (WW2 & DCS events): https://discord.gg/QcQ2AcwZhz Events & Practice Calendar: https://jg1.org/oesau/calendar/ The calendar provides a good overview of when we’re flying, although please note that times can vary from week to week. If you have any questions or want to chat, feel free to reach out—I am always happy to help. Looking forward to seeing you in the skies!

For those who follow Enigma’s channel (or were fans of his DCS server):

First video on the new full click MiG-29A. Really looking forward to this aircraft:

Looks great Vonrd! Really love your F-4s.

I can tell you guys had a great time! Love the shot of the MiGs and the Bf 109.

A lot of this is over my head, but it looks really interesting. People will need to tell me if they have any luck with this.

I'll definitely pick it up. But am still grumbling about the 11 year development.

@Vonrd, @Flyboy, @Lee, @Patriot - Have fun guys! Make sure to get into some trouble for the rest of us.

Thank You for Flying FIF 2025! On behalf of the entire organizing team, we want to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who participated in Flanders In Flames 2025. We hope you had an enjoyable experience, and we’re already looking forward to the next chapter in this ever-evolving event series. Your continued support means a great deal to us. As FIF continues to grow and adapt, community feedback is more important than ever. We invite you to share your thoughts and impressions in the ⁠bug-reports or ⁠discussions channels on the FIF Discord. Your insights help us shape a better experience for all. Special Acknowledgments A heartfelt thank you goes to @Kliegmann for conceptualizing FIF 2025 and for his impressive mission-building work. We are also deeply grateful to @Vonrd and @Moxy for their behind-the-scenes coordination, easing the burden on the rest of the team. We also want to recognize our esteemed "mission builder emeritus," @Butzzell, whose legacy continues to guide and inspire the event. To our RED and BLUE Team Commanders: your leadership each week—developing strategies, issuing orders, and ensuring a fun and competitive environment—has not gone unnoticed. Thank you for your dedication. We’re immensely grateful to @-IRFC-Tunes, Eccho, and the entire Ad Astra team. Their server support and the ever-reliable stats page were essential to the success of this campaign. Special thanks also go to @JGr2-J5_Baeumer for his ongoing encouragement. The example set by Flugpark continues to remind us of what a united community can achieve. If we’ve inadvertently missed anyone, please accept our apologies—the oversight is entirely unintentional. We deeply value the contributions of every individual in the Flying Circus community. Full results can be viewed here: FIF Session Results Campaign Ribbon A new campaign ribbon has been created to commemorate the conclusion of FIF 2025. We hope you'll wear it with pride— it's well earned. Cheers, santé, prost, —The FIF 2025 Team

The New York Herald Wednesday, June 20, 1917 Price: Two Cents FLYING TITANS CLASH OVER YPRES—RED TEAM CLAIM TOURNAMENT VICTORY Four-Month Sky Duel Ends with Red Team Leading 35 to 24 — Blue Team Fights Gallantly to the End From Our European Bureau – Special Cable Dispatch from the Front Ypres Salient, June 18 — A thunderous contest in the heavens has drawn to its conclusion over the battered trenches of Belgium. For four months, the sky above the Ypres Salient has served as both battlefield and crucible, as daring aviators of the Allied and Central Powers vied for supremacy in a test of nerves, skill, and ingenuity unlike any before it. Known to participants simply as "FiF," this series of staged but deadly serious combat missions culminated in the German Red Team securing overall victory, earning 35 points to the Entente Blue Team's 24. Though each side fought with steely resolve and honor befitting their cause, the final tally leaves the Red airmen in possession of both strategic momentum and bragging rights for now. The tournament commenced in early February, amid freezing fogs and artillery fire, with the opening mission setting the tone for all that followed. The Blue Team struck early with valor, achieving 9 points through strategic interdictions and a daring rescue behind enemy lines. The Red Team, however, narrowly outscored them with 10 points, executing counterattacks and crippling a critical Troop Encampment. The second mission, fought in March, saw the Red Team gain ground. Red Team airmen executed a brutal series of raids, earning 10 points with a combination of supply destruction, encampment attacks, and a successful spy rescue. The Blue Team fought fiercely but managed only 6 points, despite a high-risk strike on an enemy Encampment and the successful recovery of a captured agent. April’s third engagement found both sides bloodied, but the Red Team flyers once again held the upper hand. Red Team scored 8 points through precision strikes and intelligence extractions, while the Blue Team tallied 6, including a bold attack on a supply train and another successful espionage rescue. The final battle, held under heavy June skies, proved the most lopsided of the campaign. Despite heroic efforts from Blue Team pilots, the Red Team swept the skies with deadly accuracy, scoring 7 points to the Allies’ 3. One Blue Team convoy was lost, and a planned bombing run on the Red Encampment was broken up before it reached its target. By battle’s end, the scoreboard stood: Red Team, 35. Blue Team, 24. Summary of Missions: ➤ Mission 1 (Feb): Red 10 – Blue 9 ➤ Mission 2 (Mar): Red 10 – Blue 6 ➤ Mission 3 (Apr): Red 8 – Blue 6 ➤ Mission 4 (Jun): Red 7 – Blue 3 Despite the numerical result, the courage and resilience shown by both teams cannot be overstated. American observers attached to Entente squadrons report a growing admiration for the ingenuity and mettle of the Allied flyers, many of whom now regard aerial warfare as the crucible in which the future of modern conflict will be forged. “These men fight not just for ground or glory,” said Major Carlton D. Hart, an American aviation officer posted near Arras. “They fight for the future — for mastery of the very sky.” With America's own entry into the war now fully under way, interest in aviation and its practitioners is soaring stateside. The exploits of these brave men above Ypres will no doubt serve as both instruction and inspiration for a new generation of American airmen preparing to take their place in the firmament of war. “Aviation Is the Arm of Tomorrow” – See Editorial, Page 2 Battle Sketches from the Front – Page 4 “Profiles in Courage: Faces of the Tournament” – Sunday Magazine Feature God bless our boys in khaki — and may the winds favor Liberty. — With files from Associated Press and the Herald’s War Desk in London

The Daily Telegraph London, Saturday, 16 June 1917 Price One Penny HARD TRIAL IN THE SKIES ABOVE YPRES Entente Airmen Face Fierce Resistance as Hun Forces Gain the Upper Hand From Our Special Correspondent With the Royal Flying Corps Ypres, Friday – The skies above the Ypres Salient roared with fury once more as both Allied and German aviators clashed in what has become an increasingly bitter contest for aerial superiority. In a grim turn of fortunes, our gallant Blue Squadron met with heavy resistance from the enemy’s airmen, who executed their operations with a renewed, though desperate, vigour. The final outcome of this latest engagement finds the German Red Team narrowly ahead, securing seven points to the Entente’s three. While our forces performed with courage and skill under relentless fire, the enemy pressed hard with calculated strikes that disrupted critical supply lines and encampments. Among the Hun’s more damaging successes was the destruction of a forward supply convoy, believed to be bearing rations and mechanical components to our engineers near Bailleul. The attack was swift and decisive, leaving behind charred wagons and shattered rails. Compounding the loss, a coordinated strike upon one of our rail supply trains west of the Menin Road further strained our provisioning efforts, resulting in delays to critical material reinforcements. Additionally, enemy scouts launched an assault on one of our mobile encampments, achieving an estimated 25 percent casualty and equipment disruption before being driven off. Reports from the front indicate the attack was well-planned but not without cost to the enemy fliers. Yet even amidst these setbacks, the indomitable spirit of our aviators remained unbroken. A daring operation deep into occupied territory saw the successful extraction of a captured Entente intelligence agent, believed to possess key information regarding the disposition of German anti-aircraft emplacements. The pilot involved, a Flight Sub-Lieutenant, of No. 8 Squadron, returned with his observer safely, their Sopwith Strutter pocked with bullet holes but triumphant. In addition, a strike upon an enemy munitions factory near Tournai yielded some measure of success. Though limited to partial damage—estimated at 25 percent of the facility’s capacity—observers noted secondary explosions that hint at deeper structural effects. Though the day belongs to the foe in points, it is in spirit and resolve that we claim our enduring strength. The brave men of the Royal Flying Corps have shown time and again that no adversity shall dampen their courage, and no tally of points will alter the justice of our cause. High Command reminds the public that these contests are but one part of a greater whole. The road to victory is long, but each trial in the air steels our resolve upon the earth. Let the Hun boast of numbers—for we know that it is not in scores, but in steadfastness, that empires are won. God Save the King. “AERIAL WARFARE: THE NEW FRONTIER OF DUTY” – see Editorial, p. 3 Casualty Lists – p. 6 War Industry & Homefront Efforts – p. 8

Mission 4 Totals: FIF 2025 Totals

. . . Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung Berlin, Wednesday, 25 April 1917 Ausgabe No. 112 • Morning Edition GALLANT VICTORY IN THE AIR OVER YPRES Imperial Flyers Repel Enemy Sortie in Aerial Clash Above the Salient From Our War Correspondent – High Command Report, Flanders Front Ypres Salient, 24 April – In the turbulent skies above the western arc of the Ypres front, brave sons of the Fatherland took to the heavens to contest the Allied intrusion in what proved to be one of the most daring and complex aerial encounters of the campaign to date. Under conditions of heavy cloud and heavy artillery fire from the rear lines, Imperial aviators of the Red Staffel repulsed a concerted push by Entente air forces (flying under the Blue Banner), achieving superiority in both strategic effectiveness and noble execution. Final tallies put the German Red Team at eight points to the enemy's six—a measured but undeniable triumph in our ongoing defense of the Western Front. The Red flyers distinguished themselves with precision and discipline, completing several coordinated attacks across multiple targets. A forward enemy troop encampment was partially neutralised, with initial estimates indicating a 25% degradation of their fighting strength in that sector. A simultaneous strike upon an industrial facility supplying the enemy’s rear achieved further success, disrupting what observers believe to be a munitions depot under construction. Our forces also intercepted and destroyed a critical Allied supply convoy attempting to reinforce their salient operations. Reports confirm the convoy was entirely consumed by fire, with its goods rendered unusable. In the sphere of intelligence warfare, two valuable operations met with success: the rescue of one of our own intelligence operatives held in enemy custody, and the recovery of a captured German soldier from behind enemy lines. Both men are now safe in occupied territory and have rendered initial reports to High Command. It must be noted that the enemy aviators were not idle. The Entente forces succeeded in extracting one of their captured spies, conducted a prisoner recovery of their own, and struck a German supply train. These acts, while regrettable, were contained, and do not diminish the broader outcome of the battle. The High Command has commended the aviators of the Red Team for their steadfast resolve and judicious execution. While the victory was hard-earned, it stands as testament to the discipline and unity of our Luftstreitkräfte. The enemy, it seems, has grown bolder—but so too have we grown wiser. As the airmen returned to base beneath the darkening April sky, their machines bore the soot and shrapnel of conflict, but their spirits remain unbroken. Once again, Germany holds the skies over Ypres. Der Himmel gehört dem Vaterland. — “Feldberichterstatter X.” Mit der 3. Armee, Ypres Front Sieg durch Stahl und Treue!

That's amazing.

Thanks for keeping us posted about All Aircraft Simulations. It's sad to hear, but understandable. After Deutschmark's death, the logistics to keep things running may have just been too much.

Great skins, Vonrd! Perfect for the Cold War map.

. . . The Times London, Thursday, 15 March 1917 Price One Penny VALOUR IN THE CLOUDS: ENTENTE AIRMEN STRIKE DECISIVE BLOW OVER YPRES Red Squadron Outmanoeuvres Foe in Daring Aerodrome Engagement – Enemy Staggered by Losses From Our Special Correspondent, Western Front Ypres, Wednesday – In a stunning display of aerial resolve and operational acumen, Entente forces, flying under the Red Banner of the Allied Cause, carried the day in a critical engagement over the tortured sky above the Ypres Salient. With the thunder of war echoing below, the clouds became theatre to a contest of nerves, invention, and gallant perseverance. The tally of triumph reads ten to six in favour of our own Red Team, whose valiant efforts not only held the line against the Hun’s mechanical onslaught but secured a symbolic and material victory with implications that may yet echo beyond the confines of Flanders. Noteworthy among these successes was the daring theft of a German prototype aeroplane, spirited away from behind enemy lines under the cover of flak. The craft—of remarkable design and clearly the fruit of no small Teutonic ingenuity—now lies in safe hands, its secrets soon to be studied by our best minds in Kent. Our pilots further struck a blow to the enemy’s logistics, destroying a supply convoy, sending fire and panic through the enemy’s rear lines. A coordinated strike upon a German troop encampment achieved a respectable fifty percent destruction rate, disrupting enemy cohesion and throwing their forward operations into disarray. Perhaps most heartening, however, was the successful rescue of one of our own agents, captured during prior operations. Extracted from an abandoned aerodrome by a daring biplane maneuver and escorted safely to friendly territory, the intelligence operative is now convalescing and has already provided useful reports. Yet it must be said: the enemy did not go quietly. Their Blue Team mounted a counter-effort of grim resolve, managing a similar strike on one of our own encampments and accomplishing the rescue of a spy of their own. One of our forward supply trains also fell victim to a precision raid, and our observers note that while these blows did not tip the scale, they mark the enemy’s continued will to resist. Still, the ledger is clear: ten points to the Red, six to the Blue. A victory not of noise or smoke alone, but of discipline, ingenuity, and the quiet courage of men who soar where angels fear to tread. As the sun set crimson over Flanders fields, one could see, high above the shell-blasted trees, the contrails of our brave boys winging homeward—worn, but unbowed. Theirs is a cause that no tyrant may darken, and theirs is a sky that remains, for now, ours. God Save the King. — “Observer,” With the Royal Flying Corps

. . . Norddeutsche Kriegszeitung 5 February 1917 — Special Dispatch from the Western Front Vol. XXVII, Nr. 312 Glorious Deeds Amidst Adversity at the Ypres Front Heroic Blue Troops Complete Daring Missions — Narrow Margins Favor Enemy From our correspondent embedded with the gallant forces of the Kaiser on the Ypres Front: The frozen mists of Flanders bore witness yesterday to a clash of exceptional ferocity and resolve between the valiant soldiers of the Empire (Blue Team) and the combined forces of the Entente powers (Red Team). In a contest of strategic importance and operational daring, both sides struck bold blows, yet it was the enemy who eked out a narrow and costly advantage—ten points to our nine. Despite the enemy’s temporary upper hand, the deeds of our brave sons of Germany must be recorded with pride. Most notable was the daring and precise extraction of an Imperial agent from deep within enemy-held territory. Under cover of night and fire, our operatives secured the spy and returned him to our lines, unbroken and bearing vital intelligence. Furthermore, our air and ground forces combined to obliterate an enemy supply convoy and their strategic supply train. Eyewitnesses reported the thunder of artillery and the howl of biplanes as crates of materiel were engulfed in flames, depriving the foe of essential resources. At the southern edge of the encampment zone, our bomber pilots executed a bold strike upon a fortified Entente encampment, eliminating three-quarters of the enemy presence therein before resistance stiffened. Though full neutralization was not achieved, the damage inflicted was substantial and will surely echo through their ranks. Yet, it must be noted with sober clarity that the enemy, too, struck with venom. They succeeded in damaging one of our encampments to a considerable degree, and—in a grave affront—absconded with one of our experimental flying machines. Their audacity in this matter will not go unanswered. In addition, the enemy mounted a rescue of their own agent, believed to have been held near Harelbeke, and succeeded in destroying one of our forward convoys near the canal. These acts, while executed under duress, earned them vital points in the engagement. As dusk fell over the shattered fields of Ypres, the final reckoning stood close: ten points to the Red, nine to the Blue. A narrow margin, purchased dearly by both sides in blood and fire. Yet our resolve remains iron, our courage undimmed. The spirit of 1871 beats strongly in every chest. Let no man say that the sons of the Empire have faltered. We await the next phase with determination and faith in ultimate victory. Mit Stahl und Geist, — Heinrich Kröger, Front Correspondent

Wow! I was actually just tell @Britchot and @Karl Spackler (Trev) how much I would love a Su-17 or Su-22 in DCS. For everyone who hasn't clicked through, here is the YouTube video:

As a part of our ongoing Paint Pack Revision Project, a joint Flying Circus and IL-2: Great Battles paint pack has been created. It contains over a thousand individual skins, and represents the combined efforts of many skilled artists within the Unit. Please overwrite all existing skins! Even if you've downloaded these before! If you are having trouble downloading the pack, please PM @Klaiber. We recommended that you hand-place all aircraft folders into their appropriate location: X:\ ... \1C Game Studios\IL-2 Sturmovik Battle of Stalingrad\data\graphics\skins

Hi Gabi, thanks so much for updating them! I really appreciate it. I've asked for access to the skins (it's locked behind a sign-in). No rush.