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Dam Busters for Microsoft Combat Flight Sim 2

AboutDam Busters opened the bomb bay door to a new experience in Microsoft Combat Flight Sim 2, that of the bomber pilot. You need a different mindset than when flying the fighters. In the bomber accurate station keeping is everything on the final run.

Dam Busters (2002) Just Flight World War II MiGMan’s Combat Diary Add-on

Published:2002

MiGMan’s Combat Diary

Fighter Ace 3.5 Grumman F6F Hellcat MiGMan’s Combat Diary World War II

Published:2002Last edit:Aug 28, 2022

Promo video

AboutPromo video supplied by Ubisoft.

Heroes over Europe Ubisoft Trailer World War II

Published:2009

Simulated Environment

AboutPromo video supplied by Ubisoft.

Heroes over Europe Ubisoft Environment World War II

Published:2009

Multiplayer

AboutPromo video supplied by Ubisoft.

Heroes over Europe Ubisoft Trailer Multiplayer World War II

Published:2009

Battle over Europe --/o\-- IL-2 expansion 2001

IL-2 European Theatre WWII World War II

Published:2021Last edit:Mar 10, 2021

MiGMan’s Combat Diary | My first flights, 2020: Image gallery

AboutIn this case a picture or two is worth a thousand words. This is some of the best fun I've had in 42 years of computer flight simming!

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover BLITZ MiGMan Battle of Britain | BOB World War II European Theatre WWII MiGMan’s Combat Diary

Published:2020Last edit:Sep 9, 2022

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover BLITZ IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover

United Kingdom London Supermarine Spitfire RAF 1C Maddox Team Fusion Simulations World War II Battle of Britain | BOB MiGMan’s Combat Diary

Published:2020

Supermarine Spitfire: 2nd takeoff attempt... embarassing!

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover BLITZ

United Kingdom Dover Supermarine Spitfire RAF World War II Battle of Britain | BOB Takeoff MiGMan’s Combat Diary

Published:2020

Supermarine Spitfire: First takeoff attempt..

AboutAfter a few missions in the Hurricane they put me in a Spitfire. Perhaps not the wisest of moves...

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover BLITZ

United Kingdom Dover Supermarine Spitfire RAF World War II Battle of Britain | BOB Takeoff MiGMan’s Combat Diary

Published:2020

Hawker Hurricane: External views in flight (video 2)

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover BLITZ

United Kingdom Dover Hawker Hurricane RAF World War II Battle of Britain | BOB MiGMan’s Combat Diary

Published:2020

Hawker Hurricane: External views in flight

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover BLITZ

United Kingdom Dover Hawker Hurricane RAF World War II Battle of Britain | BOB MiGMan’s Combat Diary

Published:2020

Hawker Hurricane Scenery at Dover and landing

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover BLITZ

United Kingdom Dover Hawker Hurricane RAF World War II Scenery Landing MiGMan’s Combat Diary

Published:2020

Hawker Hurricane takeoff

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover BLITZ

United Kingdom Dover Hawker Hurricane RAF World War II Takeoff MiGMan’s Combat Diary

Published:2020

Hurricane Dogfight over the channel, Battle of Britain

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover BLITZ

United Kingdom Dover Hawker Hurricane RAF World War II Battle of Britain | BOB MiGMan’s Combat Diary

Published:2020

Hurricane Dogfight and the Cliffs of Dover

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover BLITZ

United Kingdom Dover Hawker Hurricane RAF World War II Battle of Britain | BOB MiGMan’s Combat Diary

Published:2020

Hurricane Dogfight, crashed on landing!

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover BLITZ

United Kingdom Dover Hawker Hurricane RAF World War II Battle of Britain | BOB MiGMan’s Combat Diary

Published:2020

Hurricane Dogfight #2, crash again on landing!

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover BLITZ

United Kingdom Dover Hawker Hurricane RAF World War II Battle of Britain | BOB MiGMan’s Combat Diary

Published:2020

BF-109 Dogfight at sunset no.2

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover BLITZ

United Kingdom Dover Luftwaffe World War II Battle of Britain | BOB MiGMan’s Combat Diary

Published:2020

BF-109 Dogfight at sunset no.1

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover BLITZ

United Kingdom Dover Luftwaffe World War II Battle of Britain | BOB MiGMan’s Combat Diary

Published:2020

Wake Island

Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2 Campaign World War II Chart Pacific Theatre WWII

Published:2000

Carrier ops

Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2 Carrier Gallery World War II

P-38 Lightning dogfight

Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2 Lockheed P-38 Lightning Microsoft MiGMan’s Combat Diary World War II

Published:2002

Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero versus B-24 Mitchell

AboutSomething about the lighting and rendering in this sim just blows my mind -- although European Air War is very "painterly" (as you said in the museum, like flying in a Robert Taylor painting), Microsoft Combat Flight Sim 2 is approaching photo-realism.

Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2 Bruce "FlyingSinger" Irving World War II

Firepower for Microsoft Combat Flight Sim 3: Development

AboutVideo promoting the "Firepower" demo, includes the Messerschmidt 410-B. Includes interesting insight into the processes of developing these sims and interviews with B-17 pilots.

Microsoft Combat Flight Sim 3: Battle for Europe Trailer World War II

Published:2004

Firepower (2003) for Microsoft Combat Flight Sim 3: Promo video

AboutThis promo video for 'Firepower', a 2003 add on to Microsoft Combat Flight Sim 3, also gives us an excellent overview of the host sim's graphics.

Microsoft Combat Flight Sim 3: Battle for Europe Trailer World War II

Published:2003

Microsoft Combat Flight Sim 3: intro video

AboutAlthough not entirely representative of the graphics in-game, this video gives a good sense of the sort of action the sim seeks to engender.

Microsoft Combat Flight Sim 3: Battle for Europe Microsoft World War II Trailer

Published:2003

Lancaster Bomber

World War II Bomber Gallery

A Citizen Soldier in the Air

AboutCharles H. Cook flew a B-24D named "Cookie" with the 90th Bombardment Group in the southwest Pacific in 1942-1943. At that time, Allied forces were greatly outnumbered, and Japanese invasion of New Guinea and Australia was a very real threat. Bruce Irving has interviewed Charlie Cook and composed this valuable record of his aviation career. The entire article is also available for free download.

USA Consolidated B-24 Liberator Lt. Charles C. Cook Bruce "FlyingSinger" Irving World War II History Pilot Pacific Theatre WWII

A Citizen Soldier in the Air: Lt. Charles Cook (download) World War II History (download)

Consolidated B-24 Liberator Lt. Charles C. Cook Bruce "FlyingSinger" Irving World War II History Pilot Pacific Theatre WWII

B-17 Flying Fortress

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Bruce "FlyingSinger" Irving World War II

Daughter of the Air: The Brief, Soaring Life of Cornelia Fort

Bruce "FlyingSinger" Irving Book World War II

P-47

Bruce "FlyingSinger" Irving World War II Pacific Theatre WWII

After the Liberators : A Father's Last Mission, a Son's Lifelong Journey by Bill McGuire.

AboutBill McGuire wrote: ""This book tells the story of the 8th Air Force mission to Friedrichshafen, Germany of March 18, 1944, in which the 392nd BG lost 14 Liberators. Specifically, it is also about my Navigator dad's final hours, and how I first came to learn the details in the mid-1990s, secure his files, interview surviving vets and visit his old base in England, his burial place at St. Avold, France and the crash site in southwestern Germany (for his plane and two additional heavies.) "

Consolidated B-24 Liberator William C. McGuire World War II