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WWII Air Combat Flight Simulators

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1. Spitfire Ace - PC Games
1984 - MicroProse / Sid Meier

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2. Battlehawks 1942 - PC Games
1988 - LucasFilms / Lawrence Holland
The first part in a trilogy of WWII flight simulators released by LucasFilms (now called LucasArts), Battlehawks 1942 focused on key battle in the Pacific theatre. Unlike these days, this game came with a 127-page manual full of photos and historical data on WWII.

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3. Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain - PC Games
1989 - LucasFilms / Lawrence Holland

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4. Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe - PC Games
1990 - LucasFilms / Lawrence Holland
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5. Chuck Yeager's Air Combat - PC Games
1991 - Electronic Arts
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6. Aces of the Pacific - PC Games
1992 - Dynamix / Damon Slye
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1992 - Dynamix / Damon Slye

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8. B-17 Flying Fortress - PC Games
1992 - MicroProse

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9. Aces over Europe - PC Games
1993 - Dynamix / Damon Slye
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10. Air Warrior - PC Games
1993 - Kesmai

The first online multi-player flight simulator was launched back in 1986 for the Atari ST and Amiga, ran on the GEnie network (internet was not widespread yet), and cost $10/hr to play. In 1993, a PC version with SVGA graphics was released.

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11. Air Duel: 80 Years of Dogfighting - PC Games
1993 - MicroProse

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12. 1942: The Pacific Air War - PC Games
1994 - MicroProse

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13. Pacific Strike - PC Games
1994 - Origin Systems

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14. Overlord - PC Games
1994 - Rowan

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15. Fighter Duel - PC Games
1995 - Philips Interactive

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16. Air Warrior II - PC Games
Feb. 1997 - Kesmai

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17. Air Warrior III - PC Games
Nov. 1997 - Kesmai

An update the the world's first online multi-player flight simulator series, AWIII finally upgrades the very basic and much criticized graphics of the earlier games.

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18. WarBirds - PC Games
Jun. 1998 - Interactive Magic

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19. European Air War - PC Games
Oct. 1998 - MicroProse

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20. Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series - PC Games
Nov. 1998 - Microsoft
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21. Jane's WWII Fighters - PC Games
1998 - Electronic Arts

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22. Luftwaffe Commander - PC Games
Jan. 1999 - Eagle Interactive

Luftwaffe had the makings of an interesting, offbeat simulator, but without some serious patching and a complete re-issue, it will remained nearly unplayable.

Mar. 1999 - ParSoft Interactive

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24. Nations: WWII Fighter Command - PC Games
Oct. 1999 - Psygnosis

Late in the game during a surge of WWII flight sims released in the late 90s, Nations entered a crowded field, offered nothing new to the masses, and its flawed flight model kept the simulation fanatics away.

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25. WarBirds II - PC Games
1999 - Interactive Magic

Newer version of the online multi-player WWII flight simulator WarBirds. This version simply adds more aircraft a player can control.

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26. Wings of Destiny - PC Games
Feb. 2000 - Psygnosis

Oct. 2000 - Microsoft

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28. Rowan's Battle of Britain - PC Games
Nov. 2000 - Rowan

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29. B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th - PC Games
Nov. 2000 - Wayward Design / MicroProse

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30. IL-2 Sturmovik - PC Games
Nov. 2001 - 1C Maddox
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31. Jane's Attack Squadron - PC Games
Mar. 2002 - Looking Glass / Mad Doc

Looking Glass spent 2.5 years developing this game, until Electronic Arts pulled funding from it. A deal was reached to have Mad Doc Software finish developing the simulator, and Xicat would publish it.

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32. Warbirds III: Fighter Pilot Academy - PC Games
Sep. 2002 - iEntertainment Network

This new version of the online Multi-player WWII flight simulator WarBirds adds a lot of graphical and terrain enhancements, more detail to the planes, and an expanded and very detailed offline pilot training academy.

Oct. 2002 - Microsoft

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34. IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles - PC Games
Mar. 2003 - 1C Maddox
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35. Secret Weapons over Normandy - PC Games
Nov. 2003 - LucasArts / Lawrence Holland

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36. The History Channel: Battle of Britain 1940 - PC Games
Dec. 2003 - Activision

Based on the WarBirds III engine, this simulation funded by The History Channel revolves around the Battle of Britain in 1940.

Sep. 2004 - Shockwave

This add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 makes it about as real as can possibly get to fly one of the famous WWII heavy bombers.

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38. Pacific Fighters - PC Games
Oct. 2004 - 1C Maddox

From the developers that brought out the award winning IL-2 Sturmovik flight sims, Pacific Fighters is based on the same engine and shifts the campaign over to the Pacific theatre. And just like IL-2, it has also generated a massive amount of online modding and communities centered around this sim.
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39. Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory - PC Games
Aug. 2005 - Shockwave / A2A Simulations

A re-make of Rowan's Battle of Britain, it entered a small market while most sim fans were busy modding their IL-2 and Pacific Fighters. But due to its historical accuracy, it remains popular among WWII enthusiasts, and won several awards including SimHQ's Best of 2006 award.

Jun. 2006 - Shockwave

This add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator X brings incredible realism to flying many of the famous WWII fighter planes.

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41. Air Battles: Sky Defenders - PC Games
Feb. 2007 - Wild Hare

A modified version of Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory, this game had a lot less focus on realism and more so on arcade-style gameplay for novice players.

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42. IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 - PC Games
Mar. 2007 - 1C Maddox
Rather than release new versions, 1C Maddox pushes out new IL-2 releases as compilations. This latest includes all previously released IL-2 games and add-ons, all patches, as well as new aircraft and a 1946 'what-if' scenario complete with all concept prototype aircraft that were on the drawing boards when WWII ended. This DVD compilation also includes Pacific Fighters, a stand-alone game, but needed to take advantage of this simulator's massive online modding community.
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Posted : 9 months ago at Feb 25 12:49
Thanks for the cross-links on your submarine sims list. Got one for this list too. ;-)

http://www.listal.com/list/battle-of-britain

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