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Blood Red Skies: US Ace Pilot – 'Pappy' Boyington

Blood Red Skies: US Ace Pilot – 'Pappy' Boyington 2020

Expansion of Blood Red Skies: Battle of Britain

Design Andy Chambers Publisher Warlord Games
10.0 /10
BGG rating
2–99
Players
30–60
Minutes
12
Age
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About the Game

Major Gregory “Pappy” Boyington (Medal of Honor, Navy Cross) learnt his deadly trade during a year’s tour in China as a member of the 1st American Volunteer Group (The Flying Tigers). Upon returning to the US, In 1943, he was charged to take a group of twenty-seven young men and form the new Marine Attack Squadron 214.

VMA214 (Black Sheep) would earn its reputation and the Presidential Unit Citation for extraordinary heroism in action under Pappy's command; fighting for 84 days achieving a record 203 Japanese planes destroyed or damaged, produced nine fighter aces with 97 confirmed air-to-air kills (22 by Boyington), several troop transports and supply ships sunk, destroyed many installations, in addition to numerous other victories.

—description from the publisher

Filed Under

Categories
Expansion for Base-game Miniatures Wargame World War II
Mechanics
Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game
BGG ratings
2