Today we turn our attention to the great state of Texas to see what they were up to during World War II.  We at Aces High like to do this sort of thing from time to time simply because we are fascinated by World War 2 and it is that fascination that fuels us and inspires us to make the best combat flight simulator on the market.  Hundreds of thousands of flight sim gamers can’t be wrong, right?  So let’s say howdy to Texas!

Because of its hot and dry weather, Texas was one of the leading states during the War for pilot and crew training.  Clear skies and vast, open spaces made Texas a natural location for flight training and quite a few airfields were built in the Lonestar State because of that reason.

Time and space do not allow us to list all of the airfields that are in Texas but here are a few:

• Amarillo Air Force Base, now Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport
• Big Spring AAF/Webb Air Force Base, now Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airport
• Central Flying Training Command, now Jones Field Airport in Bryan
• Central Flying Training Command, now part of Texas A&M University, Childress
• Contractor Flying School, now Corsicana Municipal Airport
• Ellington Air Force Base, now Ellington Field
• Fort Worth Air Force Base, was Griffis Air Force Base, now Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base
• Forster Air Force Base, now Victoria Regional Airport
• Aloe AAF, Victoria, was Matagorda Island Air Force Base, now closed
• Contractor Flying School, now Garner Field Airport
• Contractor Flying School now Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport
• Central Flying Training Command, now Good fellow Air force Base

And the list literally goes on and on, numbering close to fifty in number, all built immediately before or immediately after the start of World War II.  Land was purchased, bulldozers were brought in, runways were paved, Quonset huts erected and within a month a new airfield was ready for operations.  And the truly remarkable part of this sage is that this happened in practically every state in the nation during the war.  The United States industrial machine was fully operational by 1942, as large a factor in the outcome of the war as any battle ever fought.

If you are interested in playing the best World War 2 Flight Simulator, then find out why flight simulation gamers play Aces High more than any other combat flight sim.  Sign up for the free two-week download and see for yourself.

It has been awhile since we have gone totally self-serving with an article, but it occurs to us that some of you newcomers may not understand or be aware of all that we have to offer with our game Aces High. With that in mind let us run you through a quick tour of our great combat flight simulator.

Forums

This is such a neat feature, one that thousands avail themselves to each and every day. You can find an online forum thread that is concerned with something you want to know about and then you enter the forum and discuss things with other flight sim gamers. How cool is that?

Movies

We think we have the greatest volunteers in the flight simulator business and to prove it all you have to do is check out some of the films they have created that explain maneuvers, terrain, planes and vehicles. There is nothing quite like seeing instruction firsthand to really understand something.

Squads

Don’t want to go it alone? Not feeling confident enough to play Aces High by yourself yet? Join a squad or form your own squad and partake in the special events designed just for squad play. It is a great way to learn on the go and have the protection of a friend who is playing with you.

Special Events

Each and every month feature Special Events that are guaranteed to provide you with all the excitement and challenge you could hope for. From XTreme Air Racing to Snapshots and others, we have a full package for the thrill-seekers out there who want to test their skills against the best gamers in the world.

Useful Links

We have included quite a few links that will introduce you to our World War 2 Flight Simulator and make you more comfortable when you are first starting out.

AH Wiki

All things related to our game are on this link. Any questions you may have, any knowledge you may seek, you can find it all on Wiki.

To find any of these things all you have to do is go to the main website at www.hitechcreations.com and follow the links available to you. We think we have covered all of the bases so you can learn as you go. There is even a free two-week trial download you can try out to see if Ace High is for you, but be warned: once you have tried the free download you will be hooked for life, so don’t blame us if you enjoy our game as much as we know you will.

Aces High is all about World War Ii; because of our love for that war and our attention to detail, all of our aircraft used in our combat flight simulator are authentically designed. Would you really expect anything less from the leading flight sim on the market?

The story of the aircraft industry in the United States during World War II is a remarkable story indeed. Prior to the war, in 1939, fewer than 6,000 planes were produced in the United States.

After the Munich Conference of 1938 President Franklin Roosevelt began to prepare the country for war. Once the war machine began forward motion it was just a matter of time before U.S. industry did what it does best, namely produce.

Production of planes was doubled in 1940, doubled again in 1941 and once again in 1942. From the beginning of 1940 until the end of the war, more than 300,000 military aircraft were produced in the United States. To put it another way, dollar production rose from $225 million in 1939 to $16 billion in 1944 when the production was so great that the planes produced outnumbered the need.

To put things in a different perspective, from 1939-1944 the United States aircraft industry became the largest single industry in the world, using 81 different production facilities in the United States and five in Canada. To say the least, when the President called for action, it did not take long for action to occur.

The majority of aircraft used during the war have been re-created in Aces High. A complete list of planes can be found on our website and a detailed history of each plane can also be found.

Some may say that we at HiTech Creations have gone overboard, that we really didn’t have to provide so much detail. However, when we created Aces High we vowed to make it the best World War 2 Flight Simulator on the market and so we set about doing just that; to do that we needed a strong staff and an equally strong team of volunteers who spent endless hours providing you, the war game player, with the most authenticity found in any flight sim game. The end result, we think, is one darn fine game.

Try our free two-week download and see for yourself. Strap on your helmet and fly the Aces High Skies. Once you do we promise you won’t play any other game.

Take a few minutes and humor me; go to http://www.ahevents.org/cm-team.html and give a special shout out to the dedicated team of volunteers who create and supervise the entire Special Events schedule that we hold each month.

Hours upon hours of hard work go into the Special Events calendar and the coordination of the actual events, and these people give of their time so that you, the combat flight simulator player, will have the best adventure possible. Just one more reason why Aces High is leading the planet in the flight sim genre.