Mediterranean sunlight-
Sweet Parisian rain-
Bright Arctic starlight-
The song remains the same-
Sing out 'Lili Marlene', dance the Jitterbug too-
City lights are oh so bright, as we go diving...climbing...flying...through...*
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Excalibur Squadron Roster - REVISED FOR LIMITED REBOOT:
Red Flight:
Sword 1/Sword Leader: Squadron Leader Captain Robert Page - The American Tiger Kingdom - British
Sword 2: Flying Officer Zeke Thomas - Grenartia - American
Sword 3: Flying Officer Kenneth Carson - Organized States - Canadian/American
Sword 4:
White Flight:
Sword 5: Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Talbot - Two Jerseys - British
Sword 6: Flying Officer Cliff McTavish - Gibberan - American
Sword 7: Sous-Lieutenant (Flying Officer) Henri Vodat - United Kingdom of Poland - French/Russian
Sword 8:
Blue Flight:
Sword 9: Flight Lieutenant Harry White - Morrdh - British
Sword 10: Flying Officer Gareth Cowell - Heavonia - British
Sword 11: Flight Lieutenant Benjamin Silva - "Nighthawk" - Len Hyet - American
Sword 12:
Excalibur Squadron Sleeping Arrangements for HMS Llamrei | Feel free to let (Gren) know when corrections are needed |
Suite 1: -Captain/Squadron Leader Robert Page -Captain/Squadron Leader Robert Page's Office | Suite 2: -Flight Lieutenant Alexandra Noble -Corporal Kaya Waddock |
Suite 3: -Flying Officer Andrew Carter | Suite 4: -Flying Officer Charles Fodder -Flying Officer Douglas Stanford |
Suite 5: -Staff Sergeant Aircrew Sebastian Smithington-Smythe /td][td]Suite 6: -Flight Sergeant Jimmy Thibodeaux |
Flight Lieutenant Alexandra Noble - The American Tiger Kingdom - British
Major Roy Cutler - American Tiger Kingdom - British
Major Reginald Royce -American Tiger Kingdom - British
Corporal(WAAF) Kaya Waddock - Morrdh - Australian
Valérie Adèle Marchand - Two Jerseys - French
Captain Albert Higgins - Morrdh - British
Horatio Bruce MacChomp-Chomp - American Tiger Kingdom - Atlantic
Commander Anthony B. Smollett, RN - Gibberan - British
Captain Malcolm A. MacFinn, RN - American Tiger Kingdom - Scottish as all get out
The Llamrei Crew - American Tiger Kingdom - Multinational
Sergeant Marius Coetzee - American Tiger Kingdom - South African
"Lieutenant William Reide" - American Tiger Kingdom - "South African"
Squadron Leader Bruce Kyner - American Tiger Kingdom - Australian
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- Operation Guillotine - June 1940: Ultimately a draw - mission was accomplished at the cost of one pilot dead and one captured, ultimately, target was not fully neutralized
- Operation Mordred - July-August 1940: Actual raid made moot due to enemy attack, enemies successfully turned back and SS raid neutralized
- Operation Cambyses - September-October 1940: Success
- Operation Taurus - November 12th-17th, 1940: Mission a complete failure - suspect enemy misinformation as main cause. Over 40% casualties sustained.
- Operation Highwire - December 29th, 1940/January 7th, 1941: Both phases of mission total success. Four of the seven missing Excalibur operatives were retrieved (the only ones still believed to be alive), and a German officer was captured alive.
[align=center]Backstory Archive
- Get Your Wings, Part I - Nowhere Man - Page arrives in Iraq.
- Get Your Wings, Part II - Pure and Easy - Page gets a drubbing.
- Forging the Sword, Part I - Vagabond Of The Western World - A young Lieutenant Robert Page arrives in a tramp steamer to join the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War.
- Forging the Sword, Part II - The Fly - Page opts to take a chance on a dangerous aircraft.
- Forging the Sword, Part III - Hammer to Fall - Page draws first blood against a Nationalist bomber group, and proves himself to the squadron.
- Forging the Sword, Part IV - Chain Lightning - A stormy battle over Jarama Valley claims the life of Page's wingman.
- Forging the Sword, Part V - Fireball - A milk-run mission turns into a slaughter Page only survives by the skin of his teeth.
- Forging the Sword, Part VI - Back in the Saddle - Page survives his crash, is rescued by a local band of Republican partisans, and is determined to continue the mission, even with his injuries paining him at every step.
- Forging the Sword, Part VII - No Prayer for the Dying - Embarking on a recon mission in a last-ditch attempt to find a way to destroy the Fascist forward headquarters, Page is confronted firsthand with the horror of war.
- Forging the Sword Part VIII - Cold As Ice - Page falls rather badly.
- Forging the Sword Part IX - Come Together - The plan to attack the Fascist headquarters is revealed.
- Forging the Sword Part X - Heading Out to the Highway - Page and Izzy hit the road.
- Forging the Sword, Part XI - Lady Double Dealer - The ambush is laid and sprung, with the Nationalists not seeing their fate until it's far, far too late.
- Forging the Sword, Part XII - Undercover of the Night - With the Fascist uniforms, the raid can finally begin.
- Forging the Sword, Part XIII - Shot In The Dark - The assault on the Fascist HQ kicks off swimmingly.
- Forging the Sword, Part XIV - Movin' On - The bandits get out of dodge, the Condor Legion asserts themselves, and Page thinks about his future.
- The Prisoner, Part I - Into the Void - Page's descent into hell begins.
- The Prisoner, Part II - Complete Control - Konrad chats with a friendly SS doktor about Page's future.
- The Prisoner, Part III - Fade to Black - The mind can only last so long under hellish conditions without breaking somewhere.
- The Prisoner, Part IV - Architecture of Aggression - Page gets a shock.
- The Prisoner, Part V - The Evil That Men Do - Konrad makes Page an offer.
- The Prisoner, Part VI - Born to Lose... - The situation's quickly slipping out of Konrad's fingers.
- The Prisoner, Part VII - ...Live to Win - Page reaches the end of the line.
- Within You Without You - Things get weird.
- All I Can Do Is Write About It, Part I - Paul's letter, July 1940.
- Hurts So Good - Knuckles get bloodied on the Illustrious.
- She's Leaving Home - Alix gets sick of hanging around.
- Hell Bent for Leather - Page confers with a colleague.
- Torn and Frayed - Page gets to work.
- Back in Black - Page gets a new face.
- The Talbot Files, Part I: Somewhere in France with You - Talbot's recon flight over France goes badly wrong.
- The Talbot Files, Part II: Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye - Talbot tells his side of the story in the aftermath of Part 1, and deals with the repercussions.
- The Talbot Files, Part III: The General's Fast Asleep - Talbot has a meeting with the ACM, and is extended a rather special offer.
- The Talbot Files, Part IV: Is That the Way to Treat a Sweetheart? - Talbot gets the news of his transfer, and deals with an unappreciated competitor.
- The Talbot Files, Part V: Who's Taking You Home Tonight? - Talbot takes the opportunity to unwind with some friends while off-duty.
- The Talbot Files, Part VI: The First Quarrel - Even recovering from his injuries in the aftermath of battle, Talbot manages to stir up some trouble in the infirmary.
- The Talbot Files, Part VII: Two Sleepy People - Talbot makes a friend while convalescing.
- The Talbot Files, Part VIII: Just a Few Angry Words - Talbot leaves the hospital in style.
- The Talbot Files, Part IX: It’s Home - Talbot has a bit of an unconventional homecoming.
- The Talbot Files, Part X: Wishing (Will Make It So) - Talbot has a night on the town, and gets to meet a rather famous singer.
- The Talbot Files, Part XI: Heart to Heart - Talbot and Vera realize that Ellie's paramour is an unforgivable cad.
- The Talbot Files, Part XII: It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie - After some investigation, Talbot suspects said cad may be quite a bit shadier than originally thought.
- The Talbot Files, Part XIII: Alone - Talbot's interrogation begins in earnest.
- The Talbot Files, Part XIV: We Three (My Echo, My Shadow, and Me) - The watery torture continues.
- The Enemy Within, Part I - Conspiracies are afoot in the heart of the city.
- The Enemy Within, Part II - The plot thickens in the Dorchester bar.
- Fleeting Memories of a Madman: Part One 'FIX SWORDS!' - Smythe is forced to make a change in management to hold the trench-line.
- Sabres In The Night, Part I - Charlie begins his training in the deadly art of night-fighting.
- Sabres In The Night, Part II - Charlie's first day of NF training commences, and he meets his new gunner.
- Sabres In The Night, Part III - Even before their first flight begins, Charlie and his observer Rankin are nearly at each others' throats.
- Sabres In The Night, Part IV - Charlie has his first midnight dogfight over Bromley.
- Sabres In The Night, Part V - A night ambush goes over like a lead balloon for Charlie.
- Sabres In The Night, Part VI - Charlie's safe after his crash...but for how long?
- Sabres In The Night, Part VII - Charlie enjoys the hospitality of the French Resistance.
- Sabres In The Night, Part VIII - The French Resistance creates an opening for Charlie to escape back to England.
- Setting Of The Sun, Part I - The birth of the state of Israel isn't exactly a calm process for Charlie.
- Setting Of The Sun, Part II- The Egyptians do a real number on Charlie's airfield.
- Setting Of The Sun, Part III - Charlie gets conscripted.
- On A Wing And A Prayer, Part I - Charlie gets shanghai'd into a mysterious new mission.
- On A Wing And A Prayer, Part II - The mysterious new mission becomes slightly less mysterious.
- On A Wing And A Prayer, Part III - Charlie gets his briefing for the recon flight.
- On A Wing And A Prayer, Part IV - Charlie sets off on a very long flight.
- On A Wing And A Prayer, Part V - The Germans greet Charlie upon arrival.
- On A Wing And A Prayer, Part VI - Charlie has a bumpy landing.
- Baghdad Days, Part I - Charlie arrives in the Middle East.
- Baghdad Days, Part II - Charlie helps out the mechanics.
- The Debris of War, Part I - Things take a turn for the worse for Kaya.
- My Cold Dead Hands - Silva makes a daring escape.
- My Cold Dead Hands Part Two: In Shining Armor - Silva cleans house, and manages to save a fair senorita in the process.
- My Cold Dead Hands Part Three: Let Slip the Dogs of War - Silva turns out the lights on the Italians.
- My Cold Dead Hands Part Four: Though I Walk in the Shadow of the Valley - Silva visits some old friends.
- Stanford's Story Part I - A hot air battle over Dunkirk serves as Stanford's baptism of fire.
- Stanford's Story Part II - Stanford receives grim news.
- Stanford's Story Part III - Stanford plays with a kill over Dunkirk.
- Stanford's Story Part IV - An attempt to get clearance for a solo Kraut hunt doesn't go as Stanford plans.
- Stanford's Story Part V - Adlertag is a bitter time for Stanford as well, as his home airfield is hit by a German bombing raid.
- Stanford's Story Part VI - Stanford gets the privilege of dogfighting with the current German Ace of Aces, Major Werner Molders, over London.
- Stanford's Story Part VII - Another massive air battle over England draws Stanford's 41 Squadron into the fight.
- Stanford's Story Part VIII - Stanford joins the "Big Wings" to fight the Luftwaffe's last main push to establish air superiority over England, and gets a transfer order in the aftermath.
- Stanford's Story: Reaping the Whirlwind: Part I - Doug has a change of scenery with the bomber boys at RAF Bywater, with a big raid in the works.
- Stanford's Story: Reaping the Whirlwind: Part II - Doug meets the Group Captain of his new squadron.
- Stanford's Story: Reaping the Whirlwind: Part III - The target gets picked for Doug's bomber team.
- Stanford's Story: Reaping the Whirlwind: Part IV - The checklist is checked.
- Stanford's Story: Reaping the Whirlwind: Part V - The night raid gets going.
- Stanford's Story: Reaping the Whirlwind: Part VI - The raid is right on target.
- Stanford's Story: Reaping the Whirlwind: Part VII - The bombs fall.
- Stanford's Story: Reaping the Whirlwind: Part VIII - Fade to black.
- Origins - Young Monroe and his cousin take things a little too far with a crop-duster.
- Unnamed Monroe Bray Story #002 - In 2005, Monroe reminisces with his grandson.
- Sortie to Hell, Part I - Bad Timing - James arrives in Spain.
- Sortie to Hell: Part II; Shadows of the Night - James is taken an unwilling guest of the OVRA.
- Letters to Mary, Part I - First installment.
- In Troubled Hours - Part I - Cropdusting, Close Calls, and Spain - The farm life doesn't quite suit Andrew anymore.
- In Troubled Hours - Part II - Fighting Fascists In the Air and Commies on the Ground - For Andrew, Spain can be just as dangerous among friends as it is in the air.
- In Troubled Hours - Part III - The Rampant 109 - Andrew runs out of luck.
- Clipped Wings, Part I - Nobody - Melody gets back on her feet.