Heh, I was wondering about the planes doing those insane turns. I knew the B-24 is an impressive aircraft, but it couldn't maneuver like a fighter as far as I know
The Sunderland's toughness is, apparently, historically accurate. The things used to shrug off the Luftwaffe sometimes like it wasn't really a big deal.
And I used to play the old Microsoft Combat Flight Simulators, and those were gorgeous programs. Adaptable, moddable - heck, the 2nd one came with a built in mission editor. Great damage profiles, too, in that one. Never got around to the 3rd one, so I don't know how well it did. But that there wasn't a fourth tells me something I suppose.
I remember there being a mod, too, where you could pilot a u-boat - and pressing the spoiler key submerged her to periscope depth'. Heck of a feat in a game that originally could just about tolerate seaplanes landing.