It is November, 1944, and MacArthur has returned. With the battle of Leyte Gulf just completed, the Fleet Carrier Task Forces of the US Navy have moved off to hit the northern islands of the Philippines. On Leyte, units of General Kenney's Fifth Air Force and several Navy and Marine squadrons remain to cover the newly gained foothold. The Japanese, intent on reversing the recent tide of battle, have moved several elite aviation units to the Philippines with the start of Operation Sho-Go 1. Both sides are desperate and going all out to win control of the skies and seas of the southern Philippines.
It will be the F4U-1A & D, P-38J & L, P-47D-11 & -25, FM-2, B-24J, and B-25C & H, against the N1K2-J, Ki-84, Ki-61, A6M5b, and Ki-67. The whole of the southern Philippine Islands is a battlefield, featuring dogfights in the sky, strategic bombing of targets on the land, and antishipping attacks and ship vs. ship battles at sea.
Please join us for the fight!
Show-Up Time is 3 pm Eastern Time in the Special Events II Arena. The arena will be closed to admittance after that time. Here is a time converter to convert this to your local time. The frames run as follows.
- July 31: test frame -- please all attend
- August 7: frame 1
- August 14: frame 2
- August 21: frame 3
- August 28: frame 4
Registration will open on July 2nd at 8 pm Eastern Time. What you register for is what you will fly, first come, first served -- so if you want a particular plane or to fly with particular people, please register before what you want is taken by others.
Here is the current draft of the rules writeup -- not yet final version.
Last Updated (Tuesday, 29 June 2010 14:22)