Boeing XB-38 Flying Fortress Boeing XB-38 Flying Fortress The XB-38 Flying Fortress was a single example conversion of a production B-17E Flying Fortress, testing whether the Allison V-1710 V type engine could be substituted for the standard Wright R-1820 radial engine during early World War II. The XB-38 was the result of a modification project undertaken by Boeing and Vega (a subsidiary of Lockheed) on a B-17 Flying Fortress to fit it with liquid-cooled Allison V-1710-89 Vee engine. It was meant as an improved version of the B-17, and a variant that could be used if air-cooled Wright R-1820 radial engines became scarce. Completing
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II Soldiers: Heroes of World War II Soldiers: Heroes of World War II (, or "Behind Enemy Lines") is the first in a series of real-time tactics video games set in World War II, developed by or under the supervision of Ukrainian company Best Way. While the most widely distributed edition by Codemasters bears the name "Soldiers: Heroes of World War II", its original English language title is "Outfront". The player can take control of American, British, Soviet, or German forces to play out battles that are set in World War II. The game is primarily a strategy game, but the