88th BOMBER GROUP (H)

 

POWER TO SHATTER

This is a play by e-mail event using the solitaire board game, B-17, Queen of the Skies published by the Avalon Hill Game company circa 1983. The subject of this virtual Bomb Group campaign game covers the strategic bombing campaign carried out by the US 15th Air Force from Dec. 1943-to-April 1945.  The game represents the missions of individual B-17 bombers and their crews as they attempt to fly the necessary 50 missions in order to earn their ticket home.

Avalon Hill is owned by Hasbro and B-17: Queen of the Skies is a Trademark of Hasbro, Inc.

Based on an idea by Steve Dixon, creator and web master of the 400th BG, the original B-17 virtual campaign site.

Special thanks to Joseph Jay Haygood, creator and web master of the 200th BG, a B-24 virtual campaign game site, for his help in answering my many questions in getting this all started.

Promotions, awards, modified B-3 chart and mission formation game concepts, kill & bomb marks and some site looks/layouts are used with the kind permission of Scott Settlemire, web master & creator of the 99th BG virtual campaign site, Thunder from the South.

88th BG insigne shield emblem created by Martin Scott of Goleta, California.


STERPARONE FIELD, FOGGIA, ITALY

Current Home Station of the 88th BOMBER GROUP (H)

The Campaign Date Is Now: Wednesday, July 5th 1944

GROUP  HQ

PERSONNEL (S-1)

ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS (S-3)

Campaign Overview & Special Rules Used

New Change Made - 10 April 2005

Group Staff Officers

Promotions

Updated 14 May 2010

Briefing Huts are NOW OPEN
15th Air Force variant Group Support Personnel Officers' Promotion Points Mission 92 Formation

RECRUITMENT OFFICE

Group is fully manned as of 2 March 2010

316th  Squadron Roster    

Medals and Decorations Updated 26 August 2010

Mission 95 Formation

15th AF Variant

317th  Squadron Roster    

Base Infirmary

Group Missions & Statistics To Date Updated 21 Sept. 2009

Modified B-3B Chart - Latest update: 24 August 2010

318th  Squadron Roster    

Base Chapel

Missing Aircraft & Crew Reports

Campaign Game News - Latest update: 23 June 2010

399th  Squadron Roster    

Mess Hall

Last entry 18 Jan. 2009

Mission 93 AARs

Mission 94 AARs
Mission 95 AARs
15th AF HQ Mission Assessments - Last update: 21 September 2009 Crew Replacement Pool O-Club Control Tower
Foggia Depot (Players Crews on LOA) 50 Mission Hall Of Fame Updated 14 Jan. 2009 20th Weather Detachment
LINKS: Consimworld  Yahoo Board Player Waiting List: 3 players (Hardwick & Engelmann, & C. Smith)

Campaign game history

Updated 1 November 2009

Next Mission Due Date
200th BG 400th BG Friday, 24 September 2010

© Copyright 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010 by Michael  'Mike' Lam

Previous Updates: 23 June -  24 August - Updated 20th Weather forecasts.  Replaced modified B-3 Chart to newer version, B-3B.  Posted missions 93, 94 & 95.  Updated News.  25 August - Entered mission 93 & 95 results for Ginger Snap.  Entered mission 93 & 94 results for Lauralee II.  Entered mission 93 results for Sledgehammer II.  26 August - Updated Medals.   Entered mission 95 results for Four-of-a-Kind & Sledgehammer II.  Entered mission 93, 94 & 95 results for Buffalo Gal & Eagle One.  29 August - Entered mission 93 & 95 results for Mae Day.  Entered mission 93 & 94 results for Charlene.

30 August - Entered mission 94 & 95 results for Raiden Maiden.


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