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Air Aces / IPD No. 28 / February, 1975 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983) [Trade Name: Bally]
Project Date: May 16, 1974
Date Of Manufacture: February, 1975
Model Number: 1021
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 3,085 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Adventure - Aviation - Combat - Military - Warfare
Notable Features: Flippers (4), Pop bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Kick-out holes (2), 9-bank drop targets (1). End-of-ball bonus.

Maximum displayed point score is 99,990 points per player.

Sound: 3 chimes, knocker

Design by: Jim Patla
Art by: Dave Christensen
Notes: First game from this manufacturer to use drop targets.

The game in the manufacturer's flyer appears to have the so-called "inverted backbox" where the front frame is wider at the bottom than at the top, as if "upside-down" from typical Bally backboxes, leaving a small ledge at the base of the backglass.

Pictured in this listing is an Early Production backbox with serial number 1032 and showing the inverted backbox. Also shown is a comparison picture where this backbox is placed next to one from later in production.

Photos in: Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Pinball! (Sharpe) page 87
Pinball ArtExternal Link, page 76
Pinball PortfolioExternal Link, page 82
Pinball An Illustrated HistoryExternal Link, pages 58 and 77
Pinball SnapshotsExternal Link, pages 15, 17-20
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/28  (External site)
Documentation: 509 KB PDF Playfield Chart from 1976 Parts Catalog [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
  8 MB PDF Schematic Diagram (continuous) [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
Images:
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Image # 25: Air Aces Overall view
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Image # 3934: Air Aces Flyer, Front
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Image # 3935: Air Aces Flyer, Back
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Image # 12100: Air Aces Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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Image # 12101: Air Aces Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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Image # 14418: Air Aces Backglass
Backglass

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[Philippe Thibault]
Image # 14419: Air Aces Playfield
Playfield

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[Philippe Thibault]
Image # 15586: Air Aces Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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Image # 15587: Air Aces Lower Playfield
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Image # 15588: Air Aces Cabinet - Left
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Image # 15589: Air Aces Cabinet - Right
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Image # 15590: Air Aces Front
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Image # 19984: Air Aces Inside Backbox
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Image # 26424: Air Aces Backglass
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[Eric Avedesian]
Image # 26425: Air Aces Backglass - Reverse
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[Eric Avedesian]
Image # 27498: Air Aces Backglass - Detail
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[Doug Fox]
Image # 30503: Air Aces Illuminated Playfield
Illuminated Playfield

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 30504: Air Aces Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 30505: Air Aces Shooter Lane
Shooter Lane

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 30506: Air Aces Pop Bumper
Pop Bumper

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 30507: Air Aces Drop Targets
Drop Targets

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 39847: Air Aces Cabinet - Left
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Image # 39848: Air Aces Cabinet - Right
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Image # 39849: Air Aces Cabinet - Front
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Image # 39875: Air Aces Playfield
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Image # 39876: Air Aces Upper Playfield
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Image # 39877: Air Aces Middle Playfield
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Image # 39878: Air Aces Lower Playfield
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Image # 39879: Air Aces Playfield - Detail
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Image # 39881: Air Aces Playfield Plastic
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Image # 39884: Air Aces Left Playfield Plastic
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Image # 39885: Air Aces Right Playfield Plastic
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Image # 39886: Air Aces Playfield Plastic
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Image # 39887: Air Aces Playfield Plastic
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Image # 39888: Air Aces Playfield Plastic
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Image # 39889: Air Aces Playfield Plastic
Playfield Plastic

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Image # 78979: Air Aces Instruction and Score Card - 5 Ball Novelty
Instruction and Score Card - 5 Ball Novelty

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[Guillaume Strauven]
Image # 82111: Air Aces Early Production - Inverted Backbox 
(Serial number 1031.)
Early Production - Inverted Backbox*

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[Brian Cox]
Image # 82112: Air Aces Early Production - Inverted Backbox Comparison 
(The backbox on the left has serial number 1031.)
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[Brian Cox]
Image # 82113: Air Aces Early Production - Backbox Serial Number 
(Serial number 1031.)
Early Production - Backbox Serial Number*

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[Brian Cox]
 

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