Paul Mantz, Jr. wrote:

It's a ski hill. Looks like the bunny slope. Umea, Sweden.
Watched the sun rise. Started mostly clear then turned cloudy.
It's neat to see where you folks live (over 2000 cams) and see the weather you are having.
The one for Newport is Easton's beach.

This is sun rising at the Wright Brother's Monument at Kill Devil Hills, NC. Not far (relatively) from PARROTHEAD.

Thanks Paul! That's even closer to Brother YEMX. That's also the sight of the first manned flight (Pedro will probably dispute).

Keep her smiling and you will too.

Hans Böhning
Born 6 July 1893
Kingdom of Bavaria
Died 20 October 1934
Allegiance Germany
Service/branch Artillery; aviation
Rank Leutnant
Unit FA(A) 290
Jagdstaffel 36
Jagdstaffel 76
Jagdstaffel 79
Commands held Jagdstaffel 32
Awards Iron Cross First and Second Class


Albatros D.Va, Leutnant Böhning, Jasta 79
Leutnant Hans Böhning, Iron Cross, was a German World War flying ace credited with 17 aerial victories. He served the German Empire first as an artilleryman, then as an aerial observer for artillery, as a fighter pilot, and finally as the Staffelführer of a fighter squadron.
He would survive the war and die in a gliding accident on 20 October 1934.

Hans Böhning was born on 6 July 1893 in the Kingdom of Bavaria. Early in World War I, he served in Bavaria's Field Artillery Regiment No. 13.

Böhning made the transition to aviation in 1916. He began his flying career with Feldflieger Abteilung (Field Flier Detachment) 290, which was an artillery cooperation unit, on 26 April 1917. He transferred from FA(A) 290 on 3 July 1917, to take training as a fighter pilot. He survived an accident on 17 July 1917. Upon completion of training, Böhning was transferred to Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 36. He scored his first victory with them on 23 August 1917. He scored his fourth triumph with the unit on 27 October 1917. He was then transferred to Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 76 and scored his fifth win over opposing fighter planes on 1 December 1917. By February, 1918, he had transferred to another Bavarian squadron, Jagdstaffel 79. He now began his greatest string of victories while flying a Pfalz D.III with his initials painted aft of the cockpit. He would upgrade to a newer Albatros D.V with a fuselage ringed by blue and white stripes and decked by the ace of spades, its upper tail surfaces bearing both light and dark blue stripes. Between 22 March 1918 and 18 September, he tallied another dozen victories, including three over enemy observation balloons. On 20 September 1918, he was wounded while using a Fokker D.VII to fight British Airco DH.9s over Soriel. On 1 November 1918, he was selected to command Bavarian Jagdstaffel 32; the war ended 11 days after his appointment. He was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross during his service.

After the war, he took on sport aviation and gliding. He took part in the F.A.I International Tourist Plane Contest - Challenge International de Tourisme 1930, taking the 34th position (for 35 classified competitors, of 60 starting ones).[2] Hans Böhning was killed in a glider accident on 20 October 1934.

Leutnant Georg von Hantelmann (9 October 1898 - 7 September 1924) was a German fighter ace credited with winning 25 victories during World War I. It was notable that these victories included three opposing aces shot down within the same week in September 1918–David Putnam, Maurice Boyau, and Joseph Wehner.

Georg von Hantelmann was born into a minor Junker family on 9 October 1898. He was born in Rokietnice, Kingdom of Prussia, the German Empire (present day Rokietnica, Poland). He was the eldest son. He joined the army in 1916. He was commissioned as a Leutnant on 15 June 1917 before he transferred to aerial service with the Luftstreitkräfte.

Hantelmann began training at FEA 9 on 20 September 1917. Upon graduation from this basic aviation training, he moved on to learn to fly a fighter plane at the Jastaschule in Valenciennes, France. His initial assignment as a fighter pilot took him to Jagdstaffel 18, commanded by Rudolf Berthold, on 6 February 1918.
When Berthold changed commands on 18 March 1918 to take charge of Jagdstaffel 15, he took many of his pilots with him in a highly unusual mass exchange of personnel. Hantelmann was one of the pilots who accompanied Berthold to the new unit. Once he arrived at his new squadron, Hantelmann had his personal insignia of a skull and crossbones painted on his Albatros D.V reflected his prior service in the 17th Braunschweig "Death's Head" Hussar Regiment.
Hantelmann posted his first victory claim on 29 May 1918, but it went unconfirmed. Thus, on June 6, when Jasta 15 dove into battle, he was eager for success. As his squadron-mate Joachim von Ziegsar recalled, "Like a steer unbound, the aircraft with the Braunschweig Hussar's crest dived onto the enemy first."A British Airco DH.4 fell before the young Prussian's guns.
It was the first of five wins in June; on the 26th, Hantelmann became an ace. It was during this period that Kurt Wüsthoff borrowed Hantelmann's Fokker and flew his final mission.
Hantlemann scored again on 17 August, but it was his second victory on 12 September 1918 that was notable. Hantlemann shot down David Putnam, a leading ace of the nascent US Army Air Service who had 13 victories of his own, for victory number eight. Just four days and six wins later, Hantlemann scored an even more notable triumph when he shot down French ace Maurice Boyau, who had a score list of 21 balloons and 14 airplanes. Two days and two victories after that, Hantlemann shot down Frank Luke's wingman, Joseph Wehner, for number 16. The young German ace ended September with 18 victories.
On 21 October 1918, the day of his 22nd confirmed victory, Hantelmann was awarded the Iron Cross First Class, as well as the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern. He was now past the 20 victories required for the award of Germany's highest decoration for valor, the Pour le Merite. Hantelmann was recommended for the Blue Max on 3 November 1918. However, the German Empire's defeat scotched the award. Nevertheless, Hantlemann ended the war with 25 confirmed and 5 unconfirmed aerial victories.

Hantelmann settled on a farm in Charcice, Prussia. On 7 September 1924, Polish poachers crossed the nearby border, and murdered Hantelmann when he discovered them trespassing on his property.

Kurt Wüsthoff
Born 27 January 1897
Aachen
Died 23 July 1926
Dresden
Allegiance Germany
Service/branch Air Service
Years of service 1913–1918
Rank Leutnant
Unit Kampfgeschwader 1, Jagdstaffel 4 and 15
Commands held Jagdstaffel 4, Jagdstaffel 15
Awards Pour le Merite, Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross
Leutnant Kurt Wüsthoff (27 January 1897 - 23 July 1926) was a German fighter pilot credited with 27 victories during World War I. He was the second youngest winner of Germany's highest decoration for valor, the Pour le Merite or Blue Max.

Kurt Wüsthoff was born in Aachen, the westernmost city in Germany, on 27 January 1897. His father was a music director. In 1913, the family moved to Dresden, where Kurt studied art in high school.
He joined the German air service at age 16½, in mid 1913. After earning his pilot's license, he was assigned to be a flight instructor in Flieger-Ersatz-Abteilung 6 because he was considered too young for combat. He flew such two seater aircraft as the LVG C.II, Aviatik B.I, and Albatros C.I When old enough for combat duty, Wüsthoff served on the Western Front with Kampfgeschwader I over Verdun and the Somme in 1916. When KG I moved east, Wüsthoff got his chance to fly observation and bombing missions in Bulgaria, Rumania, Macedonia, and Greece.

By June, 1917, Wüsthoff had been promoted to Vizefeldwebel. He transferred to fighter service with a Prussian squadron, Jagdstaffel 4, under the command of Oberleutnant Kurt-Bertram von Döring. The squadron was part of Germany's original fighter wing, von Richthofen's Flying Circus.
Wüsthoff scored his first aerial victory on 15 June 1917, shooting down a Sopwith 1½ Strutter near Vormezeele, Belgium. He then shot down three observation balloons on three different days, and followed them up with a Sopwith Camel on 20 July, making him an ace in just over a month. The last day of July saw his sixth confirmed triumph.
He was commissioned as a leutnant on 1 August. He scored only once in August, then ran off a string of 14 victories in September, making him a quadruple ace. He shot down two more enemy aircraft in October, and three in November. He won the Pour le Merite on 22 November 1917, having previously been awarded the Iron Cross and the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern.
His rapid rise to fame came with a price, however. The teenage ace began struggling with severe emotional and physical problems. He was also beginning to suffer from battle fatigue, and the stress of combat was causing him stomach problems. Granting Wüsthoff command of the squadron inflamed many of his fellow fliers; they felt their youngest member was pushy and over-ambitious. While his first tenure as acting commander was fleeting, from 12 through 20 December 1917, he was appointed Staffelführer permanently on 19 January 1918. He held the post for two months, until 16 March. By February, he had already made his first sojourn to Doctor Lahmann's Dresden sanatorium for treatment of his stomach and "nervous disorders".
Wüsthoff's personality clashes were not the only thing wrong with his leadership; he failed to lead by example, not scoring in battle. He finally shot down his 27th and final victim on 10 March 1918.
Six days later, his immediate superior, Manfred von Richthofen, relieved him from command. As his successor remarked, "He was the youngest—very much younger than all his pilots—and he had a very cheeky way. Apart from not being a very sympathetic man, he reported victories he did not always check." Wüsthoff was given a desk job in the wing's headquarters. He left the wing altogether on 4 May and was sent back to Doctor Lahmann's care for his combat fatigue.
On 16 June, he returned to duty as a pilot in another Prussian squadron, Jagdstaffel 15. He borrowed the fancifully marked Fokker of Georg von Hantelmann to fly a patrol the following day. He engaged a Royal Air Force group of four SE5's of No. 24 Squadron, three of which were aces, Ian McDonald, Horace Barton, George Owen Johnson, and C. E. Barton, who forced Wüsthoff down in the vicinity of Cachy, France. Wüsthoff was seriously wounded in both legs, taken prisoner, and treated in various French hospitals. He complained bitterly about the adequacy of his treatment.

Wüsthoff remained in French captivity in Chateau-Gontier until 1920. When he was finally released, he was malnourished and on crutches.He eventually improved to the point he could walk again. Wüsthoff returned to aviation and flew for advertising campaigns.
On 18 July 1926, he flew a plane built by Ernst Udet in a memorial show to Max Immelmann in Dresden. He crashed while performing aerobatics. He was taken to Friedrichstad Hospital with a fractured skull and two legs so mangled they had to be amputated. On 23 July 1926, Kurt Wüsthoff succumbed to his injuries.

Kurt is on the left with other Pour le Merite holders: Willy Reinhard, Manfred von Richthofen, Erich Lowenhardt and Lothar von Richthofen – Their combined victory total was 221.

I was running through my head what I wanted painted on the planes when I ran across the white and blue albatross. I wanted the planes blue. It was exactly what I had in my head. I thought the historically accurate planes were better than anything I could come up with. I settled with the albatross paint because it is awesome. The albatross will not be the best plane though. It will be out classed by the fokker DVII and DVIII. So I emailed Joaquin and we made a deal for two and I researched blue Fokker DVIIs. that's when I found the one with the skull and crossbones. I read the pilots stories and thought they were interesting. So I shared them with you all. I really enjoy this game and I want to see the next step come to life. Cool thing to be a part of.

Still don't see it Paul...

Paul Mantz, Jr. wrote: TINKER's town in Sweden right now!

Sun coming up.
Found an app to travel the world via cams.
Live. Some you can control.

TINKER do you know this place? Looks big.

A bit hard to see, but I think it has to be brantbergsbacken.
It is a small slope for downhill skiing 3-4km from town centre.

Just click on this Link Tex.

www.dogfightplay.com/index.php/forum/air...te-plane-tank-videos

Not that one "DogFight ELITE Planes & Tanks".
Longer and includes startup and stuff.

Song pic for the weekend. May be this one wont flop. Mötley BlüE

I know that I want to pledge more than I have, so I have upped my pledge a bit.
I still want to do more, but I will get hell from Mrs. Bell as it is
Its probably safest for me not to be around the house when she finds out

bellsaj wrote: I know that I want to pledge more than I have, so I have upped my pledge a bit.
I still want to do more, but I will get hell from Mrs. Bell as it is
Its probably safest for me not to be around the house when she finds out

Just buy her a dog. then he can wake you up at 4 am every day. 2 pounds and not bigger than my shoe but the thing has a bark on him. Told her i was putting it outside. Just joking with her. She asked if I'd put a baby outside. I told her yes if it was barking. She cracked up.

Max,
To show you how much I appreciate your DF Elite contribution (and approve of your musical selection) I will be flying under a "new" name for a day or so....

PärrötHeäd

I'll be flying the Donate for DF Elite tag also.... Just FYI

5 moms headed for MORAF in the very near future. A lot more coming up the top 100.

Guess how many of them deads I gave to Jane. Tried to spawn me. I lost the game but Janes stats suffered. sucks to have Blue on that ass.

Any of you played with a Sheik somethin somethin. I fell in a BTB with him a few days ago. High rank. I cant remember what it was. He was doing the bomb drop noob rape. I managed to shot him down 4 to nada. It took everything i had. He typed in Rage Quit and left after the last one. I had to park and take a break after he left. Very skilled.

And today's daily karma goes to....

M4rtin or should I say..... \¥YoD4¥/? Bahahaha. Don't know why, but that cracked me up.

Hello fellow DogFighters! I just wanted to remind you that this Monday April 15, 2013, is the first official Rookies' Day. If you would like to participate the details are here:


www.dogfightplay.com/index.php/forum/8-s...rookies-day-squadron

Feel free to join the Rookies' Day Squadron for the day, but only if you promise to return to this widely respected squad when it's all over. Many have already committed to participate and are listed on the first page of the RD Squad page. Looking forward to seeing you all in the skies!

No Idea what you are talking about, thank you!
Right back at ya!
I will try to play that day DF Rookie, will be out of town. Hopefully you will not see me crashing and burning quickly in those rookie planes. should make for an interesting show.

Paul,tried to find the other link, no luck

M4rtin wrote:
Paul,tried to find the other link, no luck

www.dogfightplay.com/index.php/forum/air...te-plane-tank-videos

Who wants to come play?

I have been losing connection today. Anybody else? Bummer!!!

Hi, Brianc219 I have had same problem.... But also my screen frezzes for about ten seconds and then jumps about.....

I lost connection and when I tried to log in again it says server error
I want to make it to level 30 to night..
LET ME IN!!!

DFRookie wrote: Hello fellow DogFighters! I just wanted to remind you that this Monday April 15, 2013, is the first official Rookies' Day. If you would like to participate the details are here:


www.dogfightplay.com/index.php/forum/8-s...rookies-day-squadron

Feel free to join the Rookies' Day Squadron for the day, but only if you promise to return to this widely respected squad when it's all over. Many have already committed to participate and are listed on the first page of the RD Squad page. Looking forward to seeing you all in the skies!

Interesting. Now I understand. "See me on rookies day". Ok I'm down. Never let it be said Blue isnt up to it. I will play Monday with the junk planes. Slow boogie. I will still fly underneath my MOM tag though. Happy hunting. Bring your socks and puppets to.

ParrotHead wrote:

Paul Mantz, Jr. wrote:

It's a ski hill. Looks like the bunny slope. Umea, Sweden.
Watched the sun rise. Started mostly clear then turned cloudy.
It's neat to see where you folks live (over 2000 cams) and see the weather you are having.
The one for Newport is Easton's beach.

This is sun rising at the Wright Brother's Monument at Kill Devil Hills, NC. Not far (relatively) from PARROTHEAD.

Thanks Paul! That's even closer to Brother YEMX. That's also the sight of the first manned flight (Pedro will probably dispute).

The green square you can see in the picture from umea is a football field.
You know the game when only the goalkeeper can hold the ball in his/her hands.
Ped you know what game it is

Blue Max Young wrote:

DFRookie wrote: Hello fellow DogFighters! I just wanted to remind you that this Monday April 15, 2013, is the first official Rookies' Day. If you would like to participate the details are here:


www.dogfightplay.com/index.php/forum/8-s...rookies-day-squadron

Feel free to join the Rookies' Day Squadron for the day, but only if you promise to return to this widely respected squad when it's all over. Many have already committed to participate and are listed on the first page of the RD Squad page. Looking forward to seeing you all in the skies!

Interesting. Now I understand. "See me on rookies day". Ok I'm down. Never let it be said Blue isnt up to it. I will play Monday with the junk planes. Slow boogie. I will still fly underneath my MOM tag though. Happy hunting.

If Firefox joins the rookies day we can dance slow fox all day long

GRRRRRRR game won't let me in at all now was playing doing really well trying to get my next grade (12) need about 200 points. And I wanted to it tonite. blasted connection,

Man know what do we do? This just isn't right........ I cant even remember what they/we/I did in the olden dayzzzzzz! To all that i dropped out of games with....... I am sorry, surly we were in an epic battle! ( again with the Shirley )