John Heaton Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 I can't remember when exactly I flew a B - 17 over Germany - flying the plane - navigating - bomb aiming whilst auto flying the plane Firing at the attacking aircraft - from .50 calibre MGs from around 7 different positions - and taking something like 2/3 hours to complete a mission -- all courtesy of a company called Microprose - it must have been in the 90s sometime. Some months ago _ I read an article in PC pilot that the ""GAME"" has been brought up to date for today's PCs - and today I saw the following video Sometime in the next few weeks - MS2020 and flight "SIMULATION" - will be taking a Hangar rest - whilst I get to fly a B-17 again and get in some old fashion target practice 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Fighters to the left, fighters to the right. Watch your six, John! Good luck and much fun to you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heaton Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 This frame bit - I do remember from 92 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 12 hours ago, John Heaton said: This frame bit - I do remember from 92 Oh, I thought you were hot for the B-17s, John. I shoulda known better . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heaton Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 10 hours ago, Rodger Pettichord said: Oh, I thought you were hot for the B-17s, John. I shoulda known better . I'm old enough to remember Betty Grable and her famous nose art on a B-17 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 38 minutes ago, John Heaton said: I'm old enough to remember Betty Grable and her famous nose art on a B-17 She and Rita Hayworth were the two most famous pinups of the war. Many a ready room had Betty's pinup poster by the door, and crews would give her rump a good-luck pat on the way out. Grable got a kick out of that when told about it. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 I fondly remember the Micro prose F117 game. Calling it a simulator, even in the days of FS 5.2, is a stretch. But boy, it was fun! Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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