Friday Squad Ops: "Operation Bagration" - Fridays: September 4th, 11th, 18th in SEA1.

Frame Time: Fridays, 10PM EDT/3AM UTC

June 1944. While the Western Allies storm the beaches of Normandy, the Soviet Union prepares a massive offensive of its own. On June 23, the Red Army launches Operation Bagration against German Army Group Centre in Belarus. Soviet aircraft, artillery, infantry, and armor tear into the German defensive lines. Once those lines begin to break, Soviet forces pour through the gaps and drive west, threatening to surround and destroy entire German formations. The Luftwaffe and the remnants of Army Group Centre must slow the Soviet advance, counterattack where possible, and prevent the destruction of the German forces in Belarus. Across three frames, September FSO will follow the progression of Operation Bagration from the initial Soviet breakthrough to the final encirclement.

Upcoming Scenario: "Clash over Cassino" - Saturdays in October! 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th.

Frame Time: Saturday, 7PM EDT/11PM UTC

Luftwaffe & ANR vs. USAAF in 1944, in the skies over Italy.

Fw 190A5, Bf 109G-6, C.205 vs. P-38J, P-47D-11, P-51B, B-24J.

Monday Night Madness

Time: Mondays, 8PM EDT/12AM UTC

Join us in Monday Night Madness! This event promotes quick combat and a great learning environment for pilots who want to hone their skills. Typically the setups feature mid-war aircraft and custom maps to keep things interesting. The week's theme and planeset can typically be found in the General Discussion forum a day or two prior to the event

Friday Squad Ops: "Operation Torch: Algiers 1942" - Fridays: May 1st, 8th, 15th in SEA1.

Frame Time: Fridays, 10PM EDT/3AM UTC

During Operation Torch on November 8, 1942, Allied forces landed around Algiers to seize the city from the authorities of Vichy France and secure a major port for the Allied advance across North Africa. In the early hours before the landings, local resistance members staged a coup that temporarily seized key government buildings and disrupted the Vichy command structure under Alphonse Juin, helping limit organized resistance when U.S. and British troops arrived. As the invasion began, Allied carrier aircraft and land-based planes clashed with Vichy French fighters and attacked nearby airfields, quickly gaining air superiority and destroying or damaging numerous aircraft on the ground and in the air, which prevented effective French air resistance to the landings. 

This FSO intends to represent the furthest east landings of Operation Torch at Algiers, and a plausible situation if the Vichy French were able to put up a stiffer resistance

Scenario: "Operation Konrad" - Final Frame! May 2nd in SEA2.

Frame Time: Saturday, 7PM EDT/11PM UTC

Luftwaffe vs. VVS in 1945, in the skies over Budapest.

109K4, 109G-14, Ju 88, FW 190F vs. Yak-3, La-5.

Monday Night Madness

Time: Mondays, 8PM EDT/12AM UTC

Join us in Monday Night Madness! This event promotes quick combat and a great learning environment for pilots who want to hone their skills. Typically the setups feature mid-war aircraft and custom maps to keep things interesting. The week's theme and planeset can typically be found in the General Discussion forum a day or two prior to the event

Friday Squad Ops: "In The Philippine Skies" - Fridays: January 9th, 16th, 23rd in SEA1.

Frame Time: Fridays, 11PM EST/4AM UTC

As 1944 came to a close in the Philippines, the U.S. Army was still locked in bitter fighting on Leyte. A second landing at Ormoc on December 7th cut off the remaining Japanese forces from resupply, yet resistance persisted for months. Just a week later, U.S. Sixth Army units came ashore on Mindoro to secure sites for airfields intended to support the drive on Manila, where MacArthur aimed to fulfill his promise to return. On January 9th, he landed Sixth Army troops at Lingayen Gulf to begin the liberation of Luzon.

In these final months of 1944, Marine Air Group 12 moved to Leyte under Fifth Air Force command, joining Army Air Forces P-38s, P-47s, and Marine F4Us—as well as supporting bombers—to defend the invasions, strike Japanese positions, and interdict shipping and air attacks. These operations produced some of the fiercest air battles of the Philippine campaign, fought across Leyte, Mindoro, and Luzon as Japanese losses soared and replacements dwindled. This FSO centers on those climactic battles and the Allied landings in late December 1944 and early January 1945.

Monday Night Madness

Time: Mondays, 8PM EST/1AM UTC

Join us in Monday Night Madness! This event promotes quick combat and a great learning environment for pilots who want to hone their skills. Typically the setups feature mid-war aircraft and custom maps to keep things interesting. The week's theme and planeset can typically be found in the General Discussion forum a day or two prior to the event

Friday Squad Ops: "Last Days of the Luftwaffe" - Fridays: December 5th, 12th, 19th in SEA1.

Frame Time: Fridays, 11PM EST/4AM UTC

The Soviet Red Army smashed its way through German-occupied Poland and Hungary as winter turned to spring in 1945. Warsaw had been liberated, and both Budapest and Königsberg were captured. Stalin now aimed to seize Austria, Czechoslovakia, and as much of Germany as possible before the Nazis surrendered. On 25 March, the 2nd Ukrainian Front launched the Bratislava–Brno offensive by crossing the Hron River. By 30 March, they crossed the Nitra and swept across the Danubian Lowland toward Bratislava. Meanwhile, the 3rd Ukrainian Front advanced into Austria to take Vienna. While street fighting raged through 8 April, other Soviet forces bypassed the city and pushed on toward Linz and Graz. By 15 April, the exhausted remnants of the 6th SS Panzer Army were forced to retreat into the area between Vienna and Linz. The major offensive to capture central Germany and Berlin began on 16 April with assaults along the Oder and Neisse. After days of brutal combat, the 1st Belorussian and 1st Ukrainian Fronts broke through and spread across central Germany. By 24 April, they had encircled Berlin, and the battle entered its final phase. On 25 April, the 2nd Belorussian Front shattered the 3rd Panzer Army's line near Stettin, and the 58th Guards Rifle Division linked up with the U.S. 69th Infantry Division at the Elbe. Soviet forces fought into Berlin as April turned to May, and the city surrendered on 2 May.

The Nazi regime viewed Czechoslovakia and surrounding regions as their final stronghold should Berlin fall, concentrating powerful units there, including elements of the 6th SS Panzer Army and several Panzer and combined armies. After Berlin’s capture, the Soviets pushed toward Prague, sparking a local uprising against the occupiers. The 1st Ukrainian Front opened the Prague Offensive on 6 May, with the 2nd Ukrainian Front attacking the next day and the 4th Ukrainian Front advancing on Olomouc. Pressed on three sides and facing internal resistance, German forces surrendered unconditionally, ending the war in Europe. This FSO will recreate the air battles over the Soviet-German lines in the final month of World War II in Europe.

Monday Night Madness

Time: Mondays, 8PM EST/1AM UTC

Join us in Monday Night Madness! This event promotes quick combat and a great learning environment for pilots who want to hone their skills. Typically the setups feature mid-war aircraft and custom maps to keep things interesting. The week's theme and planeset can typically be found in the General Discussion forum a day or two prior to the event