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"HG", as we are commonly known, was formed in 1997 and we are "Virtual Pilots" dedicated to online flight simulation gaming. Proudly serving in FighterAce®. Enjoyment of the game, teamwork, and the company of our Squad Mates are our primary objectives. We fly Bombers, Fighters, and Transports; executing coordinated attack, bombing, and occupation missions.

If this is your first visit, browse around our site. See where we've been, who we are, and where we will go in the future. If you hold the same team values of gaming dedication, teamwork, and squad camaraderie, you just might become the next "Hired Gun".

Don't have Fighter Ace? You can download the current full version of the game in the Fighter Ace Downloads section of this web site. There are also tutorials for downloading and installing TeamSpeak, a voice over the internet communication software used by the Hired Guns in game.

We also have technical support links to help you with computer issues as well as an online store where you can purchase HG Brand wear, Fighter Ace gear and also items from some of our squadron members.

East Coast Convention 2010

The Fighter Ace East Coast Convention for 2010 has moved back to Kissimmee, Florida. HG_KenJr, the event founder and organizer decided to bring it back to where it began in order that he can personally set it up and be there to greet attendees. There will be a new location for the ECC this year. Still located in “Old Town”, the Seralago Hotel and Suites will be ground zero for the festivities. For those who have been to the ECC in the past the new location is across the street from the hotel we used in the past. That means we don’t have to run across the busy street to get to Old Town! Dates for the ECC 2010 are April 15 -18, 2010. There will be no registration fees this year. I still need everyone who plans to attend to go to the ECC web site and fill out the registration form so I can collect contact information and find out how many people plan to attend. That way I can set up group rates for the dinner Friday night, Fantasy of Flight tickets and the air show tickets.

Room rates for this year will be $42 for double bed non-poolside rooms, $48 for king rooms, $48 for double bed poolside rooms. There are kids suite rooms available for those bringing families. The hotel has smoking rooms and pet friendly rooms available upon request, but they are limited to double rooms, non-poolside only. If you would like a smoking room or a pet friendly room simply add it to the “special request” box section of the online web site for making reservations. Simply click on this link to go directly there. Enter your Group Password: fighterace.

Check out "The Movies" link on the left for some of our favorite movies, including Frank Capras "Why We Fight" Series. They can be watched on the web site using Internet Explorer. New movies are added all the time so come back often.

Assembling the 8th AF for a Mission

        THE MIGHTY EIGHTH

        Leslie A. Lennox
        Lt./Col. USAF (ret)

        Of all the stories that have been written, and movies that have been shown, about the 8th Air Force, very little attention has been given to what was involved in assembling 1200 B-17's and B-24's each day, to get them in formation to carry out a strike against Germany. Certainly showing bombers under attack by fighters, or encountering heavy flak, was a reality, and are interesting to watch. Also, stories about some of the rougher missions make interesting reading. But what was going on over England, each morning, could get just as scary to the crews as the time spent over some of the targets. The planning, and coordination, that had to be accomplished during the night, by the operations planners of each Group, so that the crews could be briefed, was unbelievable. If the planners had failed to do their jobs properly, there would have been a free for all among Bomb Groups, in the skies over England. The rendezvous points, altitude, and times had to be precise, and known by all of the crews, before the Eighth Air Force could get in formation. The success of the planners, in accomplishing their mission, enabled the Eighth Air Force to become the most powerful air armada ever assembled. In my view, how this was accomplished is one of the major untold stories of the war.