I’ve had suspicion that something is goin haywire but I think you’re right that it may not be this follow-on mission. What I mean by that is, i’ve played on .71 for months, problem free. But, only a few times have I reached or played in mid ‘44. And when I get to missions in mid ‘44, I’ve had crashes on Saved restarts occasionally. This time I had the crash repeatedly so I posted.
But, whatever the effect of making that change is, all of my 6 saves prior to getting the new mission now crash! I probably messed up the changes somewhere. So i’m starting over with a career start from Midway June ‘44.
Thanks for your help though.