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<lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:51:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Into the Horizon]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=2386]]></link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>Announcing a change to Wings of War, the game of aerial combat</strong><p> <p><img width="175" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="175" align="right" src="/ffg_content/News/FFG-Logo-Blue.png" alt="" />After over half a decade of publishing <a href="http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=24&amp;enmi=Wings%20of%20War"><i>Wings of War</i></a>, the card and miniatures game of nail-biting WWI and WWII aerial combat, we at Fantasy Flight Games must announce that we will no longer offer future releases in this line.</p> <p>While our current <i>Wings of War</i>...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG2163</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Fight for the Skies]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=1683]]></link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>Announcing the revised Wings of War: World War I Deluxe Set</strong><p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img width="600" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="574" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/revised-deluxe-set/WW26-wings-of-war-wwi-revised-deluxe-set-3D-box.png" alt="" /></p> <p style="text-align: left;">Fantasy Flight Games is pleased to announce the upcoming release of the <a href="/edge_minisite_sec.asp?eidm=24&amp;esem=2&amp;esum=136" target="_blank"><i>Wings of War World War I Deluxe Set</i></a>, the perfect starting place to introduce players to the <a...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG1543</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Dance on Air]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=1622]]></link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>Wings of War, World War I Series IV Planes are Now On Sale</strong><p> <p><i>I feared that my prey would escape me, that I should have to look on from a distance while the others were fighting. Suddenly one of the impertinent fellows tried to drop down upon me. I allowed him to come near and then we started a merry quadrille. Sometimes my opponent flew on his back and sometimes he did other tricks. He had a double-seated chaser. I was his master and very soon I recognized that he could not escape me.<br />
- Manfred Von Richthofen, the &quot;Red Baron&quot;*<br...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG1487</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Flight Plan]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=1504]]></link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>The rules for Flight of the Giants, a Wings of War expansion, are now online</strong><p> <p><i><img width="300" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="276" align="right" alt="" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/News/flight-of-the-giants/wings-of-war-box.png" />When they appeared in the sky, they changed the course of history! Giant airplanes, with a wingspan larger than that of a WW II Flying Fortress, were already flying during World War I and able to reach strategic targets, leaving their mark on the course of the fight. Now, you can board and fly these giants of the sky towards their...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG1387</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Blocking out the Moonlight]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=1455]]></link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>Now on sale: Flight of the Giants, an expansion for Wings of War</strong><p> <p><i><a href="http://store.fantasyflightgames.com/productdetails.cfm?sku=WW20"><img width="300" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="276" align="right" alt="" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/News/flight-of-the-giants/wings-of-war-box.png" /></a>When they appeared in the sky, they changed the course of history! Giant airplanes, with a wingspan larger than that of a WW II Flying Fortress, were already flying during World War I and able to reach strategic targets, leaving their mark on the course of...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG1340</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[After Bloody April]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=1413]]></link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>Announcing Wings of War WWI Miniatures Series IV</strong><p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img vspace="10" hspace="10" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/News/balloon_busters/logo.png" alt="" /></p> <p><i><img width="300" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="286" align="right" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/News/ww1-series4/WW23a-RAF-SE5a-Bishop.png" alt="Billy Bishop's RAF SE5a" /></i><i>&quot;It was very fine to be in a machine that was faster than the Huns, and to know that one could run away just as things got too hot.&quot;<br /> - James McCudden, British...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG1302</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Darken the Sky]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=1194]]></link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>The Balloon Buster expansions for Wings of War are now on sale</strong><p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img width="500" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="149" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/News/balloon_busters/logo.png" alt="" /></p> <p><img width="350" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="335" align="right" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/News/balloon_busters/balloon_buster_box.png" alt="" /></p> <p>Recent air recon missions have revealed that the <i>Balloon Buster Expansion Sets</i> for <a href="http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=24"><i>Wings of...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG1097</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Time to Take Flight]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=1104]]></link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>Announcing the upcoming release of Wings of War: Flight of the Giants</strong><p> <p><i><img width="250" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="226" align="right" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/News/flight-of-the-giants/wings-of-war-box.png" alt="" />When they appeared in the sky, they changed the course of history! Giant airplanes, with a wingspan larger than that of a WW II Flying Fortress, were already flying during World War I and able to reach strategic targets, leaving their mark on the course of the fight. Now, you can board and fly these giants of the sky towards their...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG1020</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Target Sighted: Rockets at the Ready!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=1061]]></link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>Announcing two spectacular Drachen models for Wings of War</strong><p> <div style="text-align: center;"><img width="500" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="149" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/News/balloon_busters/logo.png" alt="" /></div> <p><img width="275" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="263" align="right" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/News/balloon_busters/balloon_buster_box.png" alt="" /></p> <div>Return to the skies to fly some of the most dangerous missions of all time with two new expansion sets &ndash; <i>Balloon Buster</i> (Johnson/Prince) and <i>Balloon...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG981</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Calling All Aces, Your Planes Are Ready To Fly! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=1055]]></link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>Announcing new WWII Squadron packs for Wings of War</strong><p> <div style="text-align: center; "><img width="500" height="149" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/News/last_biplanes_and_revolution/logo.png" /></div> <p><img width="200" height="310" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" alt="" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/News/last_biplanes_and_revolution/biplanes_card.png" /></p> <div>Get ready to boost your <i>Wings of War</i> battles with the two latest expansions for <i>Wings of War</i>: World War II &ndash; The Last Biplanes...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG975</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Fly the Unfriendly Skies]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=1053]]></link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>Return to the air in World War I with two new Wings of War expansion packs</strong><p> <div style="text-align: center; "><img width="400" height="119" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/News/crossfire_hit_and_run_preview/wow_logo.png" /></div> <div><img width="200" height="310" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" alt="" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/News/crossfire_hit_and_run_preview/hit_and_run_card.png" />Welcome back to the wild blue yonder of World War I, filled with sun, clouds and the hot lead traces of merciless dogfighting!</div>...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG973</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Screaming out of the Sky]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=680]]></link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>Wings of War: Fire From the Sky is Now Available</strong><p> <p><img vspace="10" hspace="10" align="right" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/ww-frts-box.png" alt="" />Dive bombers and their escort fighters are burning this way, intent on leveling critical infrastructure and weakening the front line, only the fast and furious few can hold them back! Now available from your Friendly Local Game Store and the <a href="http://store.fantasyflightgames.com/productdetails.cfm?sku=WW16" target="_blank">FFG webstore</a> is the latest standalone game in the <a...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG639</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Into the Burning Skies]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=658]]></link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>Wings of War World War II Minis Series 1 are Now Available</strong><p> <p><img width="350" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="288" align="right" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/images/WWII-minis/WW17a-spitfire-lemesurier-lg.png" alt="" />Now taking off from your Friendly Local Game Store and the <a href="http://store.fantasyflightgames.com/showproducts.cfm?Step=1&amp;CrossCatID=7" target="_blank"><b>FFG Online Store</b></a>: <i>Wings of War </i>World War II miniatures series 1! The first twelve plane miniatures for <i>Wings of War: The Dawn of World War II </i>are now...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG617</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[The (Ground) Beneath Your Wings]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=607]]></link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>Wings of War Game Mats available now!</strong><p> <p><img width="200" vspace="0" hspace="10" height="288" align="right" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/Wings-of-War_mat-east.jpg" alt="" />Take to the skies! <i>Wings of War</i> Game Mats are now available at your friendly local game store and the <a href="http://store.fantasyflightgames.com/showproducts.cfm?FullCat=128">FFG Online Store</a>.</p><p><i>Wings of War</i> Game Mats can be used as scenario maps for reconnaissance and bombing missions, or as convenient table coverings to enhance your...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG569</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Zeroing In]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=549]]></link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>The Fourth Preview of the Wings of War WWII Miniatures</strong><p> <p>Greetings <a href="/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=24&amp;enmi=Wings%20of%20War" target="_blank"><i><b>Wings of War</b></i></a> fans and welcome to our fourth and final preview for the new <i>Wings of War</i> miniatures, coming this Summer for <a href="/edge_minisite_sec.asp?eidm=24&amp;esem=2&amp;esum=64" target="_blank"><i><b>Wings of War: The Dawn of World War II</b></i></a>.</p> <p><img width="350" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="298" align="right"...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG511</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Back to the Wild Blue]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=545]]></link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>Wings of War Great War Miniatures: Wave 1 are Back in Stock</strong><p> <p><a target="_blank" href="/edge_minisite_sec.asp?eidm=24&amp;esem=2&amp;esum=65"><b><i>Wings of War </i>World War I Miniatures: Wave 1</b></a> are back in stock at your Friendly Local Game Store and at the <a target="_blank" href="http://store.fantasyflightgames.com/showproducts.cfm?FullCat=128">FFG Webstore</a>. <br /> <br /> <img width="350" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="278" align="left" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/images/ww07.png" alt="" />This set of <i>Wings of War </i>miniatures...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG507</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Caught in the Weave]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=544]]></link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>The Third Preview of the Wings of War WWII Miniatures</strong><p> <p><img width="350" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="306" align="right" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/News/wildcat-preview/wildcat-sm.png" alt="" />Fantasy Flight Games is proud to present the third  article in our series of previews of the <a href="/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=24&amp;enmi=Wings%20of%20War" target="_blank"><i>Wing of War</i></a> miniatures, coming this Summer for <a href="/edge_minisite_sec.asp?eidm=24&amp;esem=2&amp;esum=64" target="_blank"><i>Wings of War: The Dawn of World War...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG506</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Lightning War]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=533]]></link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>The Second Preview of the Wings of War WWII Miniatures</strong><p> <p><img hspace="10" height="287" width="350" vspace="10" align="right" alt="" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/News/messerschmitt-preview/messerschmitt.png" />Our series of previews of the <a target="_blank" href="/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=24&amp;enmi=Wings%20of%20War"><b><i>Wings of War</i></b></a> World War II miniatures continues with this look at the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and an event that illustrated its usage in war - the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.</p> <p>If you missed...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG496</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[A Real Spitfire]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=526]]></link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>The First Preview of the Wings of War WWII Miniatures</strong><p> <p><i>&quot;The Battle of France is over. I expect the Battle of Britain is about to begin...&quot;<br />- Winston Churchill, 1940</i><br /><br /><img hspace="10" height="288" width="350" vspace="10" align="right" alt="" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/News/spitfire-preview/spitfire-lemes-sm.png" />The <a target="_blank" href="/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=24"><i>Wings of War</i></a> aerial combat game enters a new dimension this Summer with the addition of the first wave of miniatures for the Second...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG489</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[The Heroes of the Sky Come to Life Once More]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=509]]></link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>This Summer: Wings of War: The Dawn of World War II Miniatures </strong><p> <p><i>The closest modern equivalent to the Homeric hero is the ace fighter pilot.</i></p> <p><i>&mdash; W. H. Auden</i></p> <p><i>The more mechanical becomes the weapons with which we fight, the less mechanical must be the spirit which controls them.</i></p> <p><i>&mdash; Field Marshal Archibald P. Wavell.</i></p> <p><img width="285" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="234" align="left" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/images/WWII-minis/WW17a-spitfire-lemesurier-sm.png" alt="" />As the biggest, most...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG472</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[The Sky Above, The Earth Below]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=504]]></link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>This Summer: Playmats for Wings of War</strong><p> <p><i>&quot;Aviation is proof that, given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.&quot;<br />- Edward Vernon Rickenbacker, World War I Ace</i></p><p>Coming this Summer from Nexus Games and Fantasy Flight Games is the latest expansion for the <i>Wings of War</i> World War I card game and miniatures game: large, durable playmats that feature the countryside below the action in the air.</p><p>The <i>Wings of War</i> game mats are large, 98 x 68cm (38.6 x 26.8in), about the size...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG468</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Watch out for Fire From the Sky!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=461]]></link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>This June: The first full Wings of War - Dawn of World War II Expansion</strong><p> <p><img width="200" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="197" align="right" alt="" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/ww-frts-box.png" />It is the Second World War. On every front, the armies and fleets of the Axis and Allied powers struggle for victory. But now, a new weapon strikes from the skies. Squadrons of bombers soar overhead, raining destruction down on the vehicles, troops, and ships below!</p><p><i>Fire From the Sky</i> is the second <i>Wings of War</i> game set in World War II, introducing...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG428</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Take to the Skies!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=445]]></link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>Wings of War Blister Packs are Back In Stock</strong><p> <p><img width="160" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="272" align="left" alt="" src="/ffg_content/wings-of-war/images/WW10-EaglesoftheReich.png" />Fly the unfriendly skies with these reprints of the popular <i>Wings of War</i> Blister Packs. Each Blister pack comes with new plane cards and new maneuver decks and allows more players to get in on the action!</p><p>For the World War I dogfighters:</p><p><a href="http://store.fantasyflightgames.com/productdetails.cfm?SKU=WW12"...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG412</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[New Planes Take to the Skies!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=321]]></link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>Wings of War Series 3 now available</strong><p> <p>Wings of War Miniatures take your Wings of War game into three dimensions! Each pre-painted plastic model depicts a unique, historical warplane from the Wings of War game, complete with maneuver deck and variable-altitude stand. Outfly and outfight your friends like never before!</p><p>Each series introduces new planes to further your game. The newest set, series 3, introduces the Nieuport 17 (Lufbery, Nungesser), Albatross D.III, UFAG C.1 (Luftfahrtruppen 1), RAF R.E. 8 (Aviation...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG298</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Wings of War: Dogfight Booster Pack]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=130]]></link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>by Andrea Angiolino</strong><p> <p>While the Wings of War: Immelmann boster pack focuses on airplanes of the earliest portion of World War I, the Dogfight booster features some of the biggest fan-favorites from the later portion of the war.<br /><br />The introduction of the S.E.5a in Wings of War has been asked for a long time by players all over the world, and the Canadian Billy Bishop &mdash; airplane card #1 of the set &mdash; is one of the most requested pilot since the game appeared on the market. He is not the only...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG121</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Wings of War: Immelmann Booster Pack]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=129]]></link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>by Andrea Angiolino</strong><p> <p>Since the very first boxes of Wings of War appeared, fans have asked for more maneuver decks. We decided to provide the fans with preexisting sets as brand new sets in reasonably priced booster packs. Each pack contains a selection of maneuver decks as well as several airplane cards which represent the largest possible variety of styles and nationalities.<br /><br />After the incredible success of the first two titles, Recon Patrol and Top Fighters, two more boosters are now hitting the...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG120</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Wings of War: Jan Olieslagers]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=128]]></link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>Written by Andrea Angiolino and Pier Giorgio Paglia.</strong><p> <p>Jan Olieslagers was born at Antwerp, in Belgium on May 4th, 1883. He soon demonstrated a strong passion for all things connected to engines and speed. He used to race with his motorcycle in the &ldquo;under 50 kilos&rdquo; category, using for his record-breaking exploits very narrow Dunlop tires, which required replacement after only five kilometers. He was the first man to reach 100 kms per hour on a motorbike, an unheard-of speed for those times. In 1902 he became motorbike racing world...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG119</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Wings of War: Aubrey Beauclerk Ellwood]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=127]]></link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>Written by Andrea Angiolino and Pier Giorgio Paglia</strong><p> <p>Aubrey Beauclerk Ellwood was born on July 3rd, 1897 at Cottesmore, Rutland.<br /><br />After studying at Marlborough College he enrolled in June 1916 and earned his pilot's license on December 6th of that same year.<br /><br />He flew both the Sopwith Pup and, some time later, the Sopwith Camel. He served with the No. 3 Naval Squadron of the Royal Naval Air Service, scoring ten victories between July 1917 and April 1918, for all of which he was given due credit. Seven of these he shared with...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG118</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Wings of War: William George Barker]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=126]]></link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>Written by Andrea Angiolino and Pier Giorgio Paglia.</strong><p> <p>William George Barker was born November 13th 1894 at Dauphin, Manitoba, in Canada. People described him as an intelligent, restless boy, who loved to ride and hunt far more than studying, especially once his family moved into the woods around Winnipeg. In December 1914 he enrolled with the First Canadian Mounted Rifles, where his marksmanship, developed thanks to many years' hunting experience, meant he was chosen to become a gunner. After witnessing the massacres occurring during the second...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG117</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Wings of War: Ernst Udet]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=125]]></link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<strong>Written by Andrea Angiolino and Pier Giorgio Paglia</strong><p> <p>Ernst Udet was one of the youngest German flying aces, second only to the mythical Red Baron as to the number of kills. Udet was born at Frankfurt am Main, on April 26th 1896 to a family of the wealthy industrial bourgeoisie.<br /><br />He attempted to enroll in the army at the beginning of 1914 but with a height of only 1.6 meters (5.2 feet), he was initially refused. In August of that same year he responded to an appeal by the Allgemeine Deutsche Automobil Klub, looking for motor cycle...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">FFG116</guid></item>
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