Special: Green Skies

Pilots,

Here at World of Warplanes, one highlight follows the next. After celebrating rocketeers all over the world in our last special, this week we’d like to celebrate the Irish and the Irish-at-heart worldwide. Naturally, as a historical aviation game, we want to use this opportunity to pay special tribute to the Irish pilots who distinguished themselves during their service in both great wars of the last century. Despite not having had their own major air force, there were at least 37 confirmed Irish aces in WWI and at least 13 Irish ace pilots in WWII. Their heroics in their own branch of the Royal Flying Corps or in the British RAF, where the majority of Irish pilots served during the famous Battle of Britain, shall be in our memories as we celebrate with all of you today.

Take a look at what Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, has brought for his special:

Triple XP for the first victory with each plane

Just like the three-leaf clover, we thought that three-fold experience would be a great way to decorate our Saint Patrick’s Day celebration.

50% discount on all Tier IV Premium aircraft:

						Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-6
						Kochyerigin Sh (LBSh)
						Grumman XF4F-3

Some of the most interesting Premium aircraft in the game will be at half price throughout the special! Maybe our Premium Shop watchmen are off partying somewhere…?

30% discount on all Tier V Premium aircraft:

						Messerschmitt Me 209 V
						Ilyushin IL-2 (mod.)
						Chance-Vought XF4U-1
						Miles M.20
						Curtiss P-40 M-105

You don’t need a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow to be able to afford these prices! Take advantage of the opportunity!

Up to 47% discount on the following Premium Account options:

• 3 days Premium Account for 350 
• 7 days Premium Account for 680 

Saint Patrick’s Day is supposed to be celebrating everything green and gold. Admittedly, we chose to mostly focus on the gold part…

Both the special as well as the Premium Shop discounts will run from Monday 17th March at 07:00 until Thursday 20^th March at 06:30 CET (GMT+1).

It might not be obvious at first, but St Patrick’s Day has links to World of Warplanes in more ways than one. Although the Republic of Ireland maintained its status as a neutral party throughout World War II, the war in the air would impact the nation on many occasions. Ireland experienced German air raids, possibly due to mistakes made by bombers overshooting their targets in Great Britain, and it opened some of its airspace to the RAF. The country even leant some spare aircraft during the conflict and played host to many planes forced into landing on its shores.

Despite the nation’s official neutral stance, some Irish pilots felt strongly enough about the war to leave Ireland and form allegiances. One particular pilot, Brendan “Paddy” Finucane, was a flying ace of the highest order, reputedly taking out around 28 German aircraft during his service with the RAF before being taken out himself after a raid in July, 1942. For those that don't know, Paddy is the short form of the name Patrick.

After World War II, the need for a competent, modern air force was not lost on Ireland. The Irish Air Corps, originally founded in 1922, expanded with age. The fleet of biplanes and older aircraft was updated with the initial acquisition of Hurricanes and Spitfires. The Corps has operated throughout the 20^th century to the present day, often in a search and rescue role, maintaining a presence during the troubles in Northern Ireland and more recently in Libya.

Take off into the green skies, pilots!