88th BOMBER GROUP

88^th 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 15^th 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 400^th BG, the original B-17 virtual campaign site.

Special thanks to Joseph ‘Jay’ Haygood, creator and web master of the 200^th 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 99^th 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 88^th BOMBER GROUP (H)

The Campaign Date Is Now: Wednessday, July 19^th 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 OPEN
15th Air Force variant			Group Support Personnel	Officers' Promotion Points	Mission 99 Formation
RECRUITMENT OFFICE Group is fully manned as of 2 March 2010			316^th Squadron Roster	Medals and Decorations Updated 26 August 2010	Mission 100 Formation
15th AF Variant			317^th Squadron Roster	Base Infirmary	Group Missions & Statistics To Date Updated 21 Sept. 2009
Modified B-3B Chart - Latest update: 24 August 2010			318^th Squadron Roster	Base Chapel	Missing Aircraft & Crew Reports
Campaign Game News - Latest update: 4 April 2011			399^th Squadron Roster	Mess Hall Last entry 18 Jan. 2009	Mission 99 AARs
Campaign Game News - Latest update: 4 April 2011			399^th Squadron Roster	Mess Hall Last entry 18 Jan. 2009	Mission 100 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 30 Sept. 2010	20th Weather Detachment
LINKS:	Consimworld	Yahoo Board	Player Waiting List: 5 players (Hardwick, Simonds, Rockwell, Bowker) Updated 17 March 2011	Campaign game history Updated 1 November 2009	Mission 100 Due Date:
LINKS:	200^th BG	400^th BG		Campaign game history Updated 1 November 2009	Wednesday, 4 May 2011

Previous Updates: 3 April - Updated 20th Weather Detachment's forecasts for Mission 100. 4 April - Posted Mission 100. Updated News. 19 April - Posted mission results for Dimestore Girl, Ginger Snap, Hit 'N Run II, Jollie Roger, Lauralee II, No Worries, Squawk' Chicken 2 & Wentzville Wiz II. 27 April - Posted mission results for Firecracker and Ice Queen. 3 May - Posted mission results for Eagle One, Lucky Buck, Maury's Raiders, No Fear II, Raiden Maiden and Sledgehammer II. 4 May - Posted mission results for Silver Ghost.

6 May - Posted mission results for Farmer's Daughter.

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