Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress foreign aircraft landing on Swiss territory and 56 aircraft crashing there. In October 1943 the Swiss interned Boeing B-17F-25-VE, tail number 25841, and its U.S. flight crew after the Flying Fortress developed engine trouble after a raid over Germany and was forced to land. The aircraft was turned over to the Swiss Air Force, who then flew the bomber until the end of the war, using other interned but non-airworthy B-17s for spare parts. The bomber was repainted a dark olive drab, but retained its light gray-painted under surfaces. It carried Swiss national white cross insignia in red squares on
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