[Rain Man]

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B-17 #5 – El Duderino

Pilot ENDelt260 (1)
Copilot SNR (1)
Bombardier Garcia Bronco (1)
Navigator philfree (1)
Engineer Talisman (1)
Radio Op. AJKCFAN (1)
Tail Gunner Radar Chief (1)
Ball Turret Gunner hawaiianboy (1)
Right Waist Gunner Scaga (1)
Left Waist Gunner johnnyv13 (1)
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Target: Lille
Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

1 Me109 driven away by fighters

1 Fw190, 3 Me109s attack – 1 Fw190 and 1 Me109 driven away by fighters

Garcia Bronco fires, misses
Talisman fires, misses

1 Me misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 1 hit
-philfree sustains light wound to left thigh

Me circles and attacks again

Radar Chief fires, kills Me109

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Light flak - misses
Bomb run off target – 0% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Fw190s, 1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack – 1 Fw190 and 1 Me109 driven away by fighters

Garcia Bronco fires, misses
Radar Chief fires, damages Me110
Hawaiianboy fires, misses

Me and Fw both miss, break off attack

4 Me109s attack – 2 driven away by fighters

Johnnyv13 fires, misses
Philfree fires, misses

1 Me misses, break off attack

Me scores 2 hits
-superficial damage in pilot compartment
-superficial damage in starboard wing

Me circles and attacks again

Philfree fires, misses
Talisman fires, misses

1 Me misses, break off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

1 Me109 driven off by fighters

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot ENDelt260 (1)
Copilot SNR (1)
Bombardier Garcia Bronco (1)
Navigator philfree (1)
Engineer Talisman (1)
Radio Op. AJKCFAN (1)
Tail Gunner Radar Chief (1)
Ball Turret Gunner hawaiianboy (1)
Right Waist Gunner Scaga (1)
Left Waist Gunner johnnyv13 (1)

They make it look so easy.