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[Guy]

What would you like TGM to produce to complement the WW1 series of figures ?
That's what I would like to see: Belgian ww1 soldiers early war and from 1916 onwards ( 4 pictures from a new Belgian TV series called " in Flemish Fields)
guy:smile2:
Belgian early war infantry and cyclists






Belgian Gendarme and Belgian infantry 1916 -1918

 

[camel corps]

Yes I would be interested in the Belgian troops ,early war years ,and perhaps some early Germans
Some Scottish and Irish regiments would be good too

Kev

 

[graycap]

Russians and Austro-Hungarians from the Eastern front would be grand. That Belgian TV series look interesting.

 

[lancer]

All excellent ideas. I would like to see anything from the early war (1914) period, from any side, any front. -- Al

 

[ivanmoe]

Lafayette Escadrille, N.124:

Kiffin Rockwell, Capt. Georges Thenault, Norman Prince, Lt. Alfred de Laage de Meux, Elliot Cowdin, Bert Hall, James McConnell and Victor Chapman (left to right):

Whiskey and Soda, the squadron's lion mascots:

Raoul Lufbery:

Lufbery with mascots:

How's that for telegenic?^&grin


Would make for tasteful and eye-catching conversation pieces.

 

[lancer]

Lafayette Escadrille, N.124:

Kiffin Rockwell, Capt. Georges Thenault, Norman Prince, Lt. Alfred de Laage de Meux, Elliot Cowdin, Bert Hall, James McConnell and Victor Chapman (left to right):

Whiskey and Soda, the squadron's lion mascots:

Raoul Lufbery:

Lufbery with mascots:

How's that for telegenic?^&grin


Would make for tasteful and eye-catching conversation pieces.

Great ideas, Moe. The Lafayette Escadrille is my absolute favorite air war unit, along with Jasta 11. I have wanted to see and asked for LE related items many times. -- Al

 

[ivanmoe]

Great ideas, Moe.

Egging me on, eh, Al? ;-)

I read a book about the Lafayette Escadrille when I was perhaps fifteen:

At the time, I found the volume sort of depressing. I believe that I recall Mason doing a particularly good job of conveying how cold and wet the pilots were much of the time. I also got the impression that the unit conducted more memorial services than victory celebrations in it's early days. No "guts and glory" account here. A member downing an enemy machine was a big deal, but a heavy price was paid by the squadron for each such occasion.

The unit and its personnel have been immortalized not only in books, but also in movies, comics and marble:

It flew several types of French aircraft, but the one that I'd particularly like to own is the Bebe, or Nieuport 11:

A Nieuport 17 with the Escadrille's logo on the side:

And "the real McCoy:"

As I stated earlier, Lufbery is certainly a compelling figure. The guy apparently smoked a lot, and, again, loved to roughhouse with the Escadrille's "kittens:"

And like so many aviators from the era, he met a fearsome end in combat over the Western Front:

Manufacture them, and I will buy!

 

[lancer]

Moe,not egging you on, rather just glad to have a kindred spirit interested in the LE. Mason's book was one of the first LE books I ever read and it still holds up well today. His book is one of a dozen or so LE books I currently own and I would still rank it right along side the Nordhoff & Hall 'official' history. It is a great read.
I would also love to see the Nieuport 11 made, (another point I have campaigned about with no luck so far), as it is my favorite Allied fighter of the war. It is worth noting that I don't think the LE type 11's ever carried the Indian head insignia. I have never seen or heard of any photographic evidence that shows the head on the type 11's. The type 11's carried personal letters or emblems on their mostly camo (brown and green) aircraft. I think the Indian head insignia came into use after the transition to the Nieuport 17's in their silver finishes. It is possible a long-lasting, elderly type 11 carried the head, but I doubt it.
Lufbery's death in combat has long been a matter of speculation as to weather he jumped or fell from the aircraft. There is enough contemporary opinion available so that one is as likely as the other. Apparently, he responded to the enemy aircraft alert in such a hurried manner that he didn't take time to fasten the safety harness in his borrowed plane. While in action, his plane was seen to 'stagger', after which he was seen to fall away from the plane. He could have jumped or been thrown out by the sudden 'stagger'. The LE is as fascinating a subject as WW1 aviation can supply. -- Al

 

[lancer]

Moe, just as a matter of further interest in regards to the Lafayette Escadrille (N.124) and the pulp posting about Bert Hall having 9 confirmed kills and N.124 aces, in general, it is a fact that the only confirmed ace (5 victories or more) of the LE was Raoul Lufbery, who scored 16 confirmed kills while flying with N.124. Hall had 3 confirmed kills. as did de Laage, Prince, and Rockwell. William Thaw had 2 and 12 others scored single confirmations while flying with the LE. Thaw (2 LE kills), Parsons (1 LE kill), and Peterson (1 LE kill) all scored further kills with other units to become aces but only Lufbery was an ace while actually flying with the LE. Lufbery was responsible for 16 of N.124's total of 42 confirmed kills. -- Al

 

[Go for Broke]

I read all this and then I remember my Enemy Ace comics.