Special Events Schedule July 8 – July 14

[68Raptor]

Friday July 8th, 2011 11:00pm Eastern in SEA I - Friday Night Squad Op's returns with Frame 1 of Baytown:Italy September 1943 . Hosted by TracerX, Admin – Daddog
FSO is a squad based event that is always recruiting. If your squad is interested in participating in FSO please check out the forums Here

Saturday July 9th, 2011 8:00pm UK/3:00pm Eastern in SEA II - This Day in WWII hosted by Brooke.
Join us to commemorate Operation Husky, which started on July 9th, 1943.
It was the largest amphibious invasion to date and, following the battles in North Africa, the first step to invasion of continental Europe.
 Fierce air battles between the allied air forces on the one side and the Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica on the other, tactical bombing, anti-shipping, shore bombardment, airborne landings, amphibious assaults, Patton vs. Montgomery in the race to Mesina -- all were part of Operation Husky..
All players are welcome, and no preparation is needed. TDIWWII events have the theme of the battle, but they are not realistic recreations and do not require familiarity with any rules prior to joining us for the fun. More info can be found Here.  Forums for this event can be found Here

Saturday July 9th. 2011 9:00pm Eastern in SEA II Saturday King of the Hill hosted by AKDogg. First plane is the A20. Just in case you didn't get enough abuse on Friday night or you couldn’t make it to Friday's KOTH then come check out Saturday's KOTH event.
Info on KOTH can be found Here. You can also check out the KOTH forums Here.

Sunday July 10th, 2011 8:00pm UK/3:00pm Eastern in SEA II - Sunday European Campaign hosted by dhyran. SEC’s Frame 1 of “Bomb the Reich!”.
SEC is an event loosely based on historic military actions. Sunday European Campaign info can be found Here. SEC forums are located Here

Sunday July 10th, 2011 7:00pm Eastern in SEA I - Heavy Metal Sunday  SASFRAS (RV8 Racing). Hosted by JVNotch.
Parade laps: 6:00 Eastern
Brackets: 6:45 Eastern
Start: 7:00 Eastern

**SECOND SUNDAY EVERY MONTH**

In each round (check which month the current race is on), there are four races.
One race on the 2nd. Sunday of each month.
Practice and parade laps of the course will start at 6:00 p.m. Eastern.
Bracketing of racers will be established by 6:45 p.m.
The 1st. racer through the starting gate at 7:00 p.m. Eastern.
After all four races have a winner, a 5th race, designated the World Series of S.A.S.F.R.A.S. will run to determine a Champion.
Invitees to this World Series of S.A.S.F.R.A.S. will be the four winners of the rounds.
A two heat per racer rule will be used in this final race.

Individual event info for Heavy Metal Sunday can be found Here .  Track layout and discussions on the individual HMS events can be found in the HMS forums Here

Tuesday July 12th, 2011 10:00pm Eastern in SEA I - Aces High eXtreme Air Racing League - Season 23 Race  11. Scheduled host is HB555, in for KAZ who was to be in for 4440 who is busy watching cow food grow on his farm this time of year.
On this day in history, 1943, Over Germany... The Battle of the Ruhr. The final bombing raids in the British Bomber Command (commanded by Air Marshal Harris) effort against the Ruhr industrial area of Germany is conducted. A total of 43 raids have been conducted. About 1000 British aircraft have been lost in the effort. (This Day in History taken from onwar.com)
Race details can be found Here. AHXARL forums are located Here

Wednesday July 13th, 2011 10:00pm Eastern in SEA II Snapshot -   "Mersa Matruh Road" Hosted by 68Baltar.
After the failure of Operation Battleaxe (June 1942) in North Africa General Wavell was removed from command and replaced by General Auchinleck. Churchill pressed Auchinleck to mount an immediate offensive despite the short supplies. In preparation for this, strafing attacks occurred on a regular basis prior to the Crusader Battles in November 1942. One of these attacks took place over the Mersa Matruh road on November 1st 1942. Kittyhawks of the No. 250 Squadron of the Royal Air Force set out to strafe targets along the Mersa Matruh road when they were jumped by MC 202's of 18 Gruppo. Capitano Franco Bordoni-Bisleri added two of his twelve victories over North Africa that day by shooting down two of the Kittyhawks.
Snapshots are walk on events and all are welcome. Forums are located Here