IL2 "freezing"on startup...

[Deltahawkoz]

Okay...First the problems started when I played the Lightening Strikes campaign, I would get into a mission, I think its the one where Napalm and bombs are loaded, supposed to hit a town on a ridgeline.  I would get a little ways into the mission, IL2 would come to an absolute crashing freeze...it would just stop, though you can hear sound....No amount of control alt del could save me, my mouse cursor just dissapears, I am left to turn off my PC and try again.  This time upon loading IL2 I get some kind of message about data overlayed on the startup screen...again, the only thing I can do is turn off my PC and start again...Has my install become corrupted?  Is there some kind of repair install?  I have tried time and time again with the same result.  No go.  Note that prior to this, I had played multiple campaigns with out any problem what so ever.  Where to begin???

[Deltahawkoz]

Never mind..turns out the ssd that the game was installed on has failed