I am not skilled in the use of computer games. May have to hand that job over to the Grandson. However I was wondering if you get a mission can it be placed on a video if seen from one aircraft? I would love to show that at our next re-union of the "Swamp Fire" Crews and families gathering. The best mission they were on was a historical first & would seem perfect for your skilled players.
The Grapefruit Mission was the first time a flying bomb was used by U.S. forces in combat against Cologne, Germany. It was a gyro controlled 2000lb flying bomb. The mission took place on 28 May 1944.
60 aircraft from three Bomb Groups 303rd, 483rd and the 379th followed a 1000 plane raid into the Ruhr Valley. One of the 379th BG aircraft aborted due to bad oil. The other 59 set up their attack positions. There were more fighter escorts at this one spot than any other time of the war. The sky was crowded with them guarding this pay load from being captured. The three groups of the 41st CBW dropped 109 of the 2,000-lb. Glide Bombs. The Bombing started at 13:08 hours from 19,500 to 20,000 feet at an indicated airspeed of 140 mph. The aircraft were put in a 1,000 to 1,500-foot-per-minute dive for 90 to 120 seconds, losing 1,900 feet and building up an airspeed of at least 191 mph. It was a challenge to get the proper speed (191 to 200 mph), an altitude no less than 18,000 ft before the Glide Bombs were released from their under wing carriages. After bomb release, a left turn was made and the Combat Wing reassembled at 19,000 feet. They were Approximately 20 to 25 miles from target.
