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B-17 Flying Fortress

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Some Hints

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Success in B-17 revolves around taking care of and

learning from your crew. Take time to notice how the 

computer-controlled gunners aim for the fast moving

fighters and try to learn from their techniques.

When you are being attacked, use 'Z' and 'X' to change 

to an enemy fighter, then SHIFT-F1 to see the battle 

from the fighter pilot's view.

 

Take care of your engines:

Make regular checks on the outside view to check your 

engines; if your co-pilot has been hit you don't get 

any warning. Fuel leaks can be critical to the success 

of a mission. If necessary you need to turn off an 

engine or two and drop out of formation to conserve fuel. 

If your engines are on fire point the nose at the ground 

and try diving at between 350-400 mph - this is useful 

in later levels when one fire extinguisher per engine 

isn't enough.

  

A healthy crew is a happy crew:

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Make regular checks to ensure the crew is OK and that 

the guns aren't jammed - it's easy to miss messages in 

the heat of combat. Keep at least one pilot healthy 

because the plane can end up in a spin if it's in a turn 

when the pilot is hit, giving little time to bail out.

 

Make the radio operator send a MayDay message to improve 

your chances of survival when you're bailing out over 

the channel. Landing an engineless, bullet-ridden, 

flame-scorched B-17 after a mission is risky and difficult. 

Bail out over the channel to ensure mission success. 

Before landing, attempt to heal injured crew otherwise 

they are hospitalised. Having more than one crew member 

peform first aid on a casualty increases the chances 

of success.