# Fighting Wings: Tactical Air Warfare in WWII (1936-1945) (Third Edition)

Fighting Wings: Tactical Air Warfare in WWII (1936-1945) (Third Edition) is a board game for 2–8 players. It plays in 60–240 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2.

- **Players:** 2–8 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 60–240 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 4.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2020
- **Categories:** Wargame, World War II, Book, Aviation / Flight
- **Mechanics:** Hexagon Grid, Dice Rolling, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Grid Movement, Simulation
- **Owned by:** 2 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 2

**Designers:** J. D. Webster

**Artists:** Timothy Schleif, J. D. Webster

**Publishers:** Clash of Arms Games

## Expansions

- [Fighting Wings: Six Pack #1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-six-pack-1)
- [Fighting Wings: Six Pack #2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-six-pack-2)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #10 – Morane-Saulnier M.S. 406 & 410](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-10-morane-saulnier-ms-406-and-410)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #12 – French Hawk 75A](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-12-french-hawk-75a)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #19 – Poland's PZL P.24](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-19-polands-pzl-p24)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #45 – Hawker Sea Hurricane Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-45-hawker-sea-hurricane-variants)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #46 – Fairey Swordfish Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-46-fairey-swordfish-variants)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #49 – Bloch 151 & 152 Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-49-bloch-151-and-152-variants)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #6 – Hawker Hurricane Mk.I](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-6-hawker-hurricane-mki)
- [Fighting Wings: Six Pack #3](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-six-pack-3)
- [Fighting Wings: Six Pack #4](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-six-pack-4)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #1 – Messerschmitt BF 110C Zerstörer](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-1-messerschmitt-bf-110c-zerstorer)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #11 – Heinkel He 111H](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-11-heinkel-he-111h)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #13 – Ilyushin IL-2 "Shturmovik"](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-13-ilyushin-il-2-shturmovik)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #14 – Bristol Beaufort Mk.I](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-14-bristol-beaufort-mki)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #15 – Rumanian I.A.R.80 & 81](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-15-rumanian-iar80-and-81)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #16 – Early P-51 "Mustang"](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-16-early-p-51-mustang)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #17 – Bristol Blenheim Mk.I](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-17-bristol-blenheim-mki)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #18 – Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-18-curtiss-p-40-tomahawk)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #2 – Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-2-supermarine-spitfire-mki)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #23 – Mitsubishi G3M "Nell"](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-23-mitsubishi-g3m-nell)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #24 – Mitsubishi A5M "Claude"](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-24-mitsubishi-a5m-claude)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #29 – MC.200 "Saetta"](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-29-mc200-saetta)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #3 – Messerschmitt Bf 109E](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-3-messerschmitt-bf-109e)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #30 – Fiat BR.20 "Cicogna"](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-30-fiat-br20-cicogna)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #34 – Reggiane Re.2000](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-34-reggiane-re2000)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #37 – Re.2001 Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-37-re2001-variants)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #39 – Ki.21 Sally Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-39-ki21-sally-variants)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #4 – Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-4-handley-page-hp52-hampden)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #41 – Fairey Fulmar Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-41-fairey-fulmar-variants)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #47 – Heinkel He 111P Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-47-heinkel-he-111p-variants)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #48 – Ilyushin DB-3 Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-48-ilyushin-db-3-variants)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #5 – Yakovlev Yak-9](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-5-yakovlev-yak-9)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #50 – Bloch 155, 157, 700 Fighters](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-50-bloch-155-157-700-fighters)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #51 – Early B-17B to B-17D](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-51-early-b-17b-to-b-17d)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #52 – Macchi MC.202 Folgore](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-52-macchi-mc202-folgore)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #7 – Ilyushin DB-3F & IL-4](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-7-ilyushin-db-3f-and-il-4)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #8 – Focke Wulf Fw 190A](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-8-focke-wulf-fw-190a)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #9 – Polikarpov I-16 "Ishak"](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-9-polikarpov-i-16-ishak)
- [Fighting Wings: Six Pack #5](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-six-pack-5)
- [Fighting Wings ADC: Data Card Set #20 – Spitfire Mk.II](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-adc-data-card-set-20-spitfire-mkii)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #21 – Westlander Lysander](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-21-westlander-lysander)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #22 – Hawker Hurricane Mk.II](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-22-hawker-hurricane-mkii)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #25 – Douglas A-20A "Havoc"](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-25-douglas-a-20a-havoc)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #26 – Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-26-messerschmitt-bf-109e-4)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #28 – U.S. Navy Brewster F2A](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-28-us-navy-brewster-f2a)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #31 – Early Ju 87 Stuka Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-31-early-ju-87-stuka-variants)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #32 – Early Ju 88A-1 Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-32-early-ju-88a-1-variants)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #33 – Lockheed Hudson](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-33-lockheed-hudson)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #35 – P-63 Kingcobra Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-35-p-63-kingcobra-variants)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #36 – Long Range Bf 110D Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-36-long-range-bf-110d-variants)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #38 – Bf 109E-7 Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-38-bf-109e-7-variants)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #40 – Early Ki.44 Tojo Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-40-early-ki44-tojo-variants)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #42 – A-36 and P-51BC Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-42-a-36-and-p-51bc-variants)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #43 – Beaufort Mk.II Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-43-beaufort-mkii-variants)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #44 – Beaufighter Mk.I Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-44-beaufighter-mki-variants)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #53 – Hawker Typhoon](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-53-hawker-typhoon)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #54 – Boeing B-17 Part II](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-54-boeing-b-17-part-ii)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #55 – Early Bf 109F](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-55-early-bf-109f)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #56 – RAF Havoc I](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-56-raf-havoc-i)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #57 – Romanian I.A.R.80 & 81: Variants – Part II](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-57-romanian-i-a-r-80-and-81-variants-part-ii)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #58 – Hs 129B "Panzerjäger" Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-58-hs-129b-panzerjager-variants)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #59 – Short Stirling Bomber: Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-59-short-stirling-bomber-variants)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card Set #60 – Martin B-26 "Marauder"](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-60-martin-b-26-marauder)
- [Fighting Wings: Data Card set #27 – Lavochkin LaGG-3](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-data-card-set-27-lavochkin-lagg-3)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fighting-wings-tactical-air-warfare-in-wwii-1936-1945-third-edition)
- [Fighting Wings: Tactical Air Warfare in WWII (1936-1945) (Third Edition) in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/fighting-wings-tactical-air-warfare-in-wwii-1936-1945-third-edition)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298435)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._