I was looking for a scenario to write for the Algernon Pulls It Off! group today, something suitably festive for the run up to Christmas, when I came across an account of a clash between Sgt.James McCudden of 29 Squadron and no less than Baron Manfred von Richtofen of Jasta 2 on the 27th December 1916. You can read itr for yourself here:
https://www.westernfrontassociation.com/world-war-i-articles/mccudden-meets-the-red-baron/
With a bit of additional research and some imagination, this would make an excellent scenario for Algy, with five Albatros D.II scouts up against three Airco DH2 'pushers'. I'd read about it before but hadn't considered doing anything with it, until the article caught my eye. The RFC pilots are all identifiable and easy to assign skill levels to, but the German pilots need a bit of guess work to be allocated to the Jasta 2 'kette'. I've got some likely candidates lined up, however, so it's really just a question of balancing the scenario set up and objectives, perhaps adding a few special rules for fun. Tally Ho!
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