Mercenary Air Squadron

As the year 2015 came to a close it was clear the world was in for a new trend in warfare. Instead of fighting wars with their own conventional forces, nations found it easier to pass the burden of conflict along to private contractors. They could be expensive, but a mercenary force was less politically liable than a country - and more expendable. The best survived and went on to glory and prof...   [click here for more]

Mercenary Air Squadron World War II: Mediterranean Theater of Operations

Knights of the Sky for Hire

In 1936, as the Spanish Civil War heated up, representatives of Spanish Republicans begin hiring American pilots to fight in the war. The Yankee Squadron, led by Bert Acosta, fought Franco's White planes. Each pilot was paid $1,500 a month and a bonus of $1,000 for each enemy plane shot down.Welcome to Mer...   [click here for more]