January 1917 A Pilot's Journal

The commemerative year of WWI air games took off from a desolate field in Western France.  German planes flown by Ken vs. agile Allied aircraft commanded by Timmy and Terry.

A modest sortie early on in the journal.

The juggler get's his butt kicked.

That Triplane was a devil wind and always knew where the German planes would come across his target circle.

This is part of my 6x6 challenge series of games.

1 Sortie of Blue Max.

Dawn Patrol 2016

Every year on 4th of July we have a dawn patrol aircraft game in the morning in the backyard.  This is garden wargaming at it's best.  The game has been played in a variety of genre but has settled mostly on WWI aircraft and is called "Boxkites".  Rules written by Ken Van Pelt.

And for your viewing pleasure here is a "yuuu-huge"  photo dump.

The German planes are tasked with getting photographic reconnaissance behind an allied barrage balloon barricade.

The flying circus.

French barrage balloons.

Go little weasel, go!

Smoke effects by Carlos Pyrotechnics.

Terry getting shot down.

taka taka taka.......

The Asp taking extreme damage.

Taunting the enemy by landing at their base and taking a selfie.

The barrier.

"This is the area we need reconnaissance."

The Asp is shot down.

Thanks for looking in...