Aviation 1920s to 1970s HP Gibson

	Aviation	(#1) 1920s or 1930s (#2) 1920s or 1930s (#3) 1940s (#4) 1950s or 1960s (#5) 1960s or 1970s	HP Gibson
	First produced	1920s	Players	2	Age(s)	10+

Click a picture for more		#1		1 x playing board 2 x sets of 42 cardboard playing pieces; Fleet; - 3 squadrons; Air Marshall (1), Vice Marshall (1), Commodore (1) - 3 battle planes (2), 3 Bristol fighters (2), airship (3), troop carrier (2), battle plane (3), Bristol fighter (3), bomber (8), scout (6) Auxiliaries; - searchlight (3), observation balloon (3), 3-mile range anti aircraft gun (2), 4-mile range anti aircraft gun (1), 5-mile range anti aircraft gun (1) 2 x sets of 42 metal bases for playing pieces 1 x rule book, 8 pages Changes to the fleet; - twin seat fighter squadron (1), solo fighter squadron (1), bomber squadron (1), flight of twin seat fighters (2), flight of solo fighters (2), airship (3), troop carrier (2), twin seat fighter (3), solo fighter (3), bomber (8), reconnaissance plane (6) Single wing planes replace bi-planes. Plastic bases are now used for the cardboard pieces but the box is the same.
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The great aerial tactics game of attack and defence. Played on a special board representing the Air, with 84 pieces of various values; aeroplanes, anti-aircraft guns, searchlights and observation balloons. A portion of each side of the board is marked off as an aerodrome. The object of the game is to land troops on your opponent's aerodrome by occupying it with one of your troop carriers. The first player to do this, wins. The teams are identified by colour backs to each piece.

One of a series produced by HP Gibson, with similar game play. Aviation represents the air force, Dover Patrol (navy), L'Attaque (army) and Tri-Tactics (all 3 services). View a list of Armed Forces strategy games by HP Gibson. The game was relaunched and retitled Battle of Britain in the 1970s, with specific game play and playing pieces representing the air force and auxiliary support functions available at that time.