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RBF Champ Crowned in Lowest Scoring Game ~ May 18 Gaming Report ~ Fokker DrI Triplane in Pennsylvania

5/25/2024

Volume 36, Number 7

RBF Champ Crowned in Lowest Scoring Game Ever

(Click here for updated RBF records) A game laden with aces and outstanding pilots gave us one of the closest finishes in the history of Red Baron Fight, yet produced no kills and the lowest score in 35 years. The Germans appeared to have the upper hand at the start of the 5-player scenario:

Rick Lacy (UNT Laurence Reiter, 30/6), red Fokker DrI
Bob Meister (HPT Ralph Seid, 5/1), Albatros DVa
Ethan Skinner (Dolf Meinhart, 18/7), Albatros DVa

Dory Oda (Maxwell Sorgis, 5/3), Camel 130
Stephen Skinner (CPT Purvis Leiter, 52/32), Camel 130

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Red Baron Fight XXXV Preview ~ Photos from Sun-n-Fun Air Show

5/12/2024

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Volume 36, Number 6

Red Baron Fight XXXV Preview

The 35th anniversary edition of the Indy Squadron's Red Baron Fight is to be held Saturday, May 18 at the Skinner home in Lewisville, IN beginning at 12 noon. Seven players have said they are likely to attend with several other possible attendees yet to confirm.

The field includes former champions Rick, Dory, Stephen and Ethan (one of only three players to ever win RBF in an Albatros). Bob, Benjamin and Jonathon are seeking their first RBF titles, and George and Kevin also remain possible competitors.

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Indy Player 2nd in Milwaukee Cup ~ Spring Mini Con Review ~ How to Deal With Loud Players ~ Actual Footage, Nieuport 28 Crash ~ Red Baron Fight, May 18 ~ Book Review: The Red Baron & The High Price of Glory

5/6/2024

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DOUBLE ISSUE
Volume 36, Number 4-5

Indy Player 2nd in Milwaukee Cup

The 5th annual Milwaukee Cup Dawn Patrol Game was held at the AmericInn in Delafield, Wisconsin on Saturday evening, May 4th with 18 of the world's finest players competing for the championship.

The top honors went to Michael Wollan, who flew brilliantly. Ten-time Indy Squadron champ and 2002 Spring Mini Con winner Stephen Skinner finished a close second after shooting down Joe Kapustanczek's pilot with a critical wound. Still, Stephen lost by a six-point margin because he received six hit factors in his Macchi MV flying boat while fighting in the thickest part of the dogfight. Since taking enemy fire draws a penalty in Society scoring, those hits were the difference in the game.

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Whosyercon Open Nets 6-Time Winner ~ Whosyercon Photo Gallery ~ March 30 Gaming Report ~ Original WWI Silent Film ~ Book Review: Battle of Little Bighorn, A New Appraisal

4/19/2024

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Volume 36, Number 3

Whosyercon Open Nets 6-Time Winner

Rick drew up a great scenario for this year's Whosyercon Open, held at the Indianapolis Marriott East on March 30, 2024 with four players in attendance. Defending champion Ethan teamed up with Stephen in French Hanriot HD2's while Rick and Bob flew German Hansa-Brandenburg KDW's in a dogfight over the North Sea.

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Feb 17 Gaming Report ~ Listen to an Original Sopwith Camel Rotary ~ Engine Rick Receives RBF Cup

2/18/2024

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Volume 36, Number 2

February 17 Gaming Report

Five Indy Squadron members played five games on Saturday, February 17, 2024 in Lewisville, IN, the most games the squadron has played in a single day in quite a long time. Everyone was delighted to see three-time squadron champion Kevin Richeson return after a long absence and we were all grateful to Nelson Skinner who provided brats, hot dogs, chips and dip, soft drinks and snacks throughout the day.

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Summer Games Return to Indy ~ New Year's Day Gaming Report ~ Gen Con Got It Wrong Again ~ Fighting for the French Foreign Legion ~ New WW1 Documentary

11/20/2023

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Volume 36, Number 1
February 4, 2024

Summer games return to Indy

Welcome to the 36th year of uninterrupted publication of the Indy Squadron Dispatch!

For the first time in more than a decade, the Indy Squadron will host gaming throughout much of the summer with games in May, June and September. These games sometimes attracted fewer players and were dropped from the calendar. But with Stephen's lighter travel schedule this year, we will expand into summer just a bit more than usual.

See the entire 2024 Indy Squadron Calendar on the right sidebar of our home page, including all special events and specific game slots for the upcoming Whosyercon event.

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Ethan Wins 2nd Indy Crown at 35th Armistice Day ~ Restored Original Footage of 11/11/18 ~ Venue Set for New Year's Day, Nov 18 Gaming Wrap Up

11/19/2023

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Volume 35, Number 9

Ethan Wins 2nd Indy Crown at 35th Armistice Day

The Indy Squadron celebrated the 35th Anniversary of its marquee event, the Armistice Day Fits Tournament, in grand style during gaming on November 18, 2023 at Nelson Skinner's home in Lewisville, Indiana. Bratwurst, chips and dip, hot dogs and a host of snacks were served all day as a relatively small group of five gathered to determine the Indy Squadron champion.

This event was unique because the contestants unanimously decided to fly single gun fighters exclusively. The purpose was to slow the game down and help the outnumbered team balance the scenario while at the same time preventing newcomers from paying too high a price for a single mistake in combat.

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2023-34 Victory Medals Unveiled ~ Your Chance to Win Just Got Better ~ DH4 Bomber Original Footage

11/16/2023

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Volume 35, Number 8

2023-24 Victory Medals Unveiled

Continuing our recent trend of using original, antique medals for the Armistice Day Fits Tournament, the 2023-24 Victory Medals will be 1950-1970 versions of the Navy and Marines Good Conduct Medals. The engraving has been done by laser for the first time ever, which makes a much nicer presentation. See the photo log below to study each of the new Victory Medals, the first of which will be given away this weekend to the new Indy Squadron champion.

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Shepherd Boys Smoke Balloons ~ Authentic Film of Balloon Busting ~ Frank Luke Film Update

10/29/2023

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Dory ponders gun jams while the train rattles on.

Volume 35, Number 7

Shepherd Boys Smoke Balloons
Game Update for October 28, 2023

Jonathon, Dory, Benjamin and Stephen were on hand for the first of three games in Lewisville, Indiana last Saturday. The first game matched Dory and Jonathon's Albatros DIII's against the Sopwith Pups of Benjamin and Stephen. The bomb-laden Pups were tasked with stopping a German supply train from reaching the front. Rather than attack the train directly, the Brits chose to stop it by bombing a bridge in its path.

The Albatri had an early opportunity to knock Stephen's Pup out of the game but failed to capitalize when both of Dory's machine guns jammed in a single turn and Jonathon's Albatros missed completely. Things got even worse for the Germans when Ben's Pup scored a critical engine hit in Jonathon's Alb, forcing a compression loss and crippling him for the remainder of the game.

With the Albatri unable to mount an effective defense, the Pups were able to knock out the bridge, stop the German train from reaching the front and win the scenario.

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Rick Wins RBF XXXIV ~ April 22 Gaming Report ~ Rick Wins Society Open ~ Movie Producers Express Interest in THE STAND ~ A Pair of Aces and a Trey

5/13/2023

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Volume 35, Number 5-6
Double Issue

Rick Wins RBF XXXIV, Charles Joins Squadron

The Indy Squadron celebrated 34 uninterrupted years of Red Baron Fight history on April 22nd by re-enacting Manfred von Richthofen's last dogfight yet again. For the first time since 2014, this year's event matched up Camels against Triplanes with no Albatri in the field.

Fokker DrI Triplanes - Ethan Skinner, Dory Oda, Bob Meister
Sopwith Camel 150's - Charles Teague, Stephen Skinner, Rick Lacy

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