The classic game remastered. Feel the power of flying a 10-men crew on a B-17 over occupied Europe in WWII. Plan the mission, choose your men and take action in every post onboard, from pilot to bombardier and machine gunners. Get ready for a high-flying adventure in this all-time classic remake.
This patch updates gameplay and UI with some other minor fixes
[h2]Gameplay[/h2]
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[*]Reworked fighter attack
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[h2]UI Features[/h2]
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[*] Time can now be controlled from a new UI at the bottom of the screen
[*] Bombardier search/rate toggle now has an icon/button at the bottom of the bombardier action screen
[*] Compartments and stations are disabled when viewing fighters
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[h2]Major fixes[/h2]
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[*] Fix for crash to desktop when swapping to a fighter and selecting a B17 compartment
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[h2]Minor fixes[/h2]
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[*] Scroll Bar now ties to mouse wheel for menus
[*] Training mission typos
[*] Fix for inability to quit pilot training mission
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B-17 serial 42-32076 was accepted into service in January 1944 arriving in Great Britain on the 2nd of March. It was flown from RAF Bassingbourn by the 401st bombardment squadron of the 91st bombardment group. Dubbed 'Shoo Shoo Baby' by its crew after a popular song by the Andrews Sisters, it flew 24 successful missions, before mechanical problems deep in enemy territory forced the crew to land the Aircraft in neutral Sweden where it was interned. A deal was struck between the US and Sweden to gift several B17's to Sweden for civilian purposes including the (renamed) 'Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby', in return for repatriation of air crew.
Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby is one of a handful of surviving B17's today.