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Whats the Splash screen photo?

Hi Clive it is actually from one of our WW1 videos.

Every time I looked at that video I wondered if they survived etc and asked Pol to make that particular frame a splash - I too would love to know if they survived or who they were....

Fascinating and riveting period in time.

Best

WM
 
Thanks Mark, I've not sat and watched the videos yet so will make time this weekend to do so. :)

WW1 air warfare is an area I know little about, with help from BHAH I'm looking forward to a journey of enlightenment and discovery!

Cheers,

Clive :)
 
This is the video that made the most impact on me when I first saw it in Phase 2. I share Mark's sentiments, but I am still struck by the contrast of all the other pilots who appear to be laughing/joking and then the stark determination (or dread) on the face of the pilot pictured above. Wonderful atmospheric touch for an excellent Sim.
 
Completely agree with you, aust. Actually, that grim expression is what I probably look like when I see that dreaded mission word "Scramble". For a few weeks in P2, as a Camel pilot I robbed many germans of a chance for an easy kill by committing suicide on takeoff in my panic. I'm much better know- I take off and it usually takes several minutes for them to shoot me down. But I die in glorious high resolution and great damage modeling in Phase 3. That's progress...

On a serious note, that guy's expression is pretty chilling. I have read numerous autobiographies, including Richtofen's and McCudden's. Invariably, there comes a realization that the war is not just a grand adventure but a terrible tragedy that they may not outlive. My own grandfather's letters from the trenches in France (US Marine) progress from excitement and anticipation to relief that it was over when he was sent home (shot twice, gassed once which enlarged his heart and finally killed him 40 years later). BHAH is a fantastic simulation but I'm glad that it's just that...
 
Hey Duck, Fascinating info...I really envy you your grandfather's letters. I would give anything if I had my uncle John's letters home. He was in the 42nd Rainbow division, made it through without a scratch, but was literally shot in the butt when one of his buddies knocked a rifle over. This was after the armistice when they were preparing to go back stateside. Anywho, you are right, BHAH is a time machine but I'm also glad it is a simulation. Have a good one!
 
There's a humorous sequel. Years later I read some of the letters to my young daughter (7 or 8 at the time). She decided to write an essay about him for a grade school assignment. The gist of the essay was 'my grandfather was shot twice, poison gassed and then a wall fell on him [all true]. Other than that, nothing much happened to him' [!] I guess it takes a lot to impress kids these days. Actually, I think the function of the last sentence was to wrap up the essay because she had met the criteria for number of sentences.
 
In grammar school I was just like your daughter, whenever I had to write an essay of so many words or pages... strictly tried to meet the minimum requirements. However, she was concise and to the point (kind of like Hemingway) and she certainly had some first class and priceless source material.
 
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