Hi again, so it seems the mod was the cause, just replayed Pilot rescue mission and I was able to get him out the game in one go with no problems.
I'd like to re-enable the widescreen patch on its own, but can't rule out that was causing the problem, do you know of a reliable fix for this game plz?
BTW, sorry i posted this in the wrong section, should have been NOLF2 Technical Support ...