Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series (1998)

Microsoft's flight simulators aimed realistically portray life as a commercial pilot for over a decade before combat was added. In this offshoot (pardon the pun) of the series, you are a combat pilot during World War II, for either the RAF, USAAF or Luftwaffe.

Simulator Historical Warfare world war ii - ww2 flight simulator flight airplane pilot realismPC (Microsoft Windows)

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Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Developer: Microsoft Corporation
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
Released: December 1, 1998
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person

IGDB rating 7.1/10 from 6 ratings.

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