It is January 1917, and the Great War rages. You are a young American who enlisted in the British Royal Flying Corps and have just finished flight school. After graduation, you are ordered to report for duty at Squadron No. 23, the British aerodrome near St. Marie Cappel in Belgium. You quickly discover that the Boche have better pilots and better planes than you do. Trying to survive in the skies above Belgium and France becomes your only goal. You learn to identify the planes you fly against, discover the tactics necessary to destroy them, and face off against the deadliest of pilots, the aces. The progress of the war takes an ugly toll ΓÇö faceless young recruits who donΓÇÖt have the necessary experience to fly against the war-hardened German fliers perish by the score. Wingmen whom you call friends will not survive the sky battles. Your superiors then send you on deadlier missions, and you learn to take on a variety of tasks ΓÇö destroying German observation balloons, the ΓÇ£sausagesΓÇ¥ that are ringed by the accurate and deadly ΓÇ£archie,ΓÇ¥ the German anti-aircraft batteries. Other missions include bombing assignments to destroy key targets, escorting bombers and observation scouts over the Hindenburg Line and the front lines of the trenches, and the dawn patrol to clear the skies of the enemy. Newspaper headlines keep you informed of the progress of the war ΓÇö both the good news and the bad ...
No missiles, no radar; not even a radio ΓÇö just a canvas-covered plane, a machine gun and your wits.
Wings of Glory tests your skills as a daring World War I aviator flying for the British, and later, when they enter the Great War, the Americans. The realistic story takes you through the last half of the First World War, and you learn to fly and master different planes (such as the Sopwith Pup, S.E.5a, the Sopwith Camel, and the SPAD XIII) as they become available.
You must discover the strengths and weaknesses of each plane, as well as those of the enemy. Fast paced missions against the colorful but deadly fighter planes of the German Jagdstaffeln, or Hunter Squadrons, prove challenging but not impossible. An instant mission generator allows you to fly any type of mission you wish against the Boche. Moreover, you are able to replay your missions over and over again. A WWI flight simulator has never been made with such awesome graphics, realistic planes and gripping plot. The up-close and personal dogfighting of Wings of Glory will leave you hungry for more!
