I know there are many who never flew AW and probably don’t care about its demise but many of us started out flying AW before moving on to War Birds or Aces High. It really doesn’t matter if anyone thinks AW was dated or if WB or AH was or is better. AW broke the ground and started the ball rolling which eventually lead to WB and AH.
I started AW in 1993 and flew it till 2001 flying with the Pain Squad, the 13th TAS (which is now over here) and the Nightmares VMF-898 during that time. I fondly remember Ghost, Shark Bait, Doom, Dragon, Ice, and many, many, many others from the early days. And made friends with Jordi, Lugs, and others in its later days. I am very glad that AH is here to be a new home to so many old friends and a place to make new friends and indulge in my addiction of WWII flight sims.
I guess I just want to say thanks to AW for starting things that lead to here and to raise a beer to your passing while we old timers soldier on and make AH fulfill the promises and potential that AW was never allowed too.
