Nostalgia Corner

[Max]

I was there! she forgot to set the spawn runway and everyone spawned in the hangar, I believe.

I was there too!!  You're right, we did spawn from the hangar. I'm trying to remember why so many planes wound up on the side of the hills vs bailing. Recall this taking place around 2008? It was pretty hilaroius. 

[Bolt]

I remember flying with 100th and we had Seighin as our trainer, believe he went to Jolly Rogers after? None the less, he was a great trainer...can definitely attribute how I fly to his teachings even today. He would sit in the tower and make us do slow laps around the airfield so we learn the edges of controlling our craft, correct what mistakes he could see...and boy could he see them all sitting in tower. Was always impressed with how much knowledge there is about aircraft and flying in general...and that goes to the full AH crowd.

[AKKuya]

I remember one time in an osti.  I saw an enemy aircraft in the distance flying low and level.  I aimed my gun to fire ahead of the plane's direction.  One shot.  I watched the round travel towards the vicinity of the red guy.

To my amazement, it connected!!!!  Trigonometry mastery from a D student in geometry.  Luckiest shot I ever fired in the game.

The poor guy never knew what hit him.  He found himself in the tower.

[turt21]

What really helped me in the game was my first ET bomber mission. After he gave target assignment, I was terrified I would miss my target.  I did miss it.  I told ET of the missed hanger.   His words were simple, and smooth.  "Don't worry.   You will get it next time."  I still use his words today.

Man Im glad someone brought this up. By far the most satisfying experiences on Aces were with ET. After he left I couldnt get much fun out of it anymore. Hence retirement.
<S> Skturt

[Wiley]

Second FSO- This is back when it was one life only.  Pilot wounded in combat, I'm flying my hurricane home, a sector and change from where I got hit.  Blackouts getting more and more frequent, I belly into the runway, a wing grabs and the plane rolls, every part that can come off comes off.  I'm sitting in the middle of the runway cackling like a madman in nothing but a cockpit.  As I reach for the keyboard to .ef, red screen, death.  Profanity.  All of the profanity.

Another time, launching a 262 on autotakeoff.  I'm rolling down the runway and see a truck convoy crossing the runway at 90 degrees.  As I'm getting closer, I think to myself, "Can I collide with th-... yes.  Yes I can."

When the 410 was new, I upped one with the artillery piece and a fancy range marked sight that went out to ludicrous distance.  I happened upon a set of B24s and got behind them.  They were 2000 yards away and I put the 2000 yard mark on them and pulled the trigger.  The lead bomber vanished.  I have not hit anything with that gun since.

So many great memories, friends, squaddies.  This game really is one of a kind.

Wiley.

[Spikes]

I was there too!!  You're right, we did spawn from the hangar. I'm trying to remember why so many planes wound up on the side of the hills vs bailing. Recall this taking place around 2008? It was pretty hilaroius. 

Found the video:
https://www.facebook.com/1172137905/videos/412018717276345/

[Stampf]

Way too many...but landing 101 Kills in a Tiger in the old tank town ranks up there for me for sure...with Vanscrew trying to bomb me with lancs the whole way back to the V Base...

and countless JG11 times...both MA and FSO.

[Dadtallica]

I remember flying with 100th and we had Seighin as our trainer, believe he went to Jolly Rogers after? None the less, he was a great trainer...can definitely attribute how I fly to his teachings even today. He would sit in the tower and make us do slow laps around the airfield so we learn the edges of controlling our craft, correct what mistakes he could see...and boy could he see them all sitting in tower. Was always impressed with how much knowledge there is about aircraft and flying in general...and that goes to the full AH crowd.

If there’s any video of something like this, that would be really cool to see.

[Dadtallica]

Found the video:
https://www.facebook.com/1172137905/videos/412018717276345/

Ha that was great. Look at those graphics!

[Lusche]

Doing the Tiger dance before the Vehicles were updated in AH II. Rolling a Tiger one instead of Ostwind or Wirbelwind when air missions were inbound ports or vehicle bases and using the pre update agility to waltz across the base and dodge bomb after bomb.

That's why I have over 500 plane kills in the Tiger I with never ever having actually shot down any in it 

Or using the Hurricane I as my main ride for a whole tour - would be simply impossible these days.

[JimmyD3]

The BEST "Betty" recollection was the famous Lanc mission she launched whereby 40+ sets of bombers all were launched from the wrong runway...all nosedarted into a mountain. 

Didn't Hotard  have one of those episodes as well?

[Dadtallica]

Doing the Tiger dance before the Vehicles were updated in AH II. Rolling a Tiger one instead of Ostwind or Wirbelwind when air missions were inbound ports or vehicle bases and using the pre update agility to waltz across the base and dodge bomb after bomb.

That's why I have over 500 plane kills in the Tiger I with never ever having actually shot down any in it 

Or using the Hurricane I as my main ride for a whole tour - would be simply impossible these days.

Funny, you mentioned that someone up to hurricane a couple days ago and I was surprised. Used to see them flying around all the time not so much now.

[Meatwad]

Candy mountain missions

[hazmatt]

Funny, you mentioned that someone up to hurricane a couple days ago and I was surprised. Used to see them flying around all the time not so much now.

There was that guy that used to fly the Hurricane all the time in midwar. I think he his name was Sparky and I used to call him Sparkles or something like that. For sure Hurricanes are fun but not so effective against the late war monsters that only engage with alt.

Speaking of nostalgia. You guys remember Admiral Rodbstr?

[Max]

Sparky aka Sparkles!!!  He was a a unit & 1/2 Good guy....we banged heads quite a bit together and as foes. He was around the same period as NILK5 -==0=0==- 

As for RODBUSTER...WASN'T HE THE GUY WHO TYPED IN CAPS 24/7 AND GOT PO'D IF YOU DARED TO RECHANNEL HIS CV WAYPOINTS?

Good stroll down Memory Lane