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B-17 #2 – Diana Might

Pilot Phobia (2)
Copilot siberian khatru (2)
Bombardier angel
Navigator Saggysack (2)
Engineer WisChief (2)
Radio Op. Mi_chief_fan (2)
Tail Gunner cheeeefs (2)
Ball Turret Gunner mizzou5 (2)
Right Waist Gunner ChiefJustice (2)
Left Waist Gunner royr17

Target: Lille
Mid-formation horizontally, low vertically (high vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

2 Fw190s driven away by fighters

4 Me109s attack - 1 driven away by fighters

angel fires, misses
cheeeefs fires, misses
wischief fires, misses
royr17 fires, kills Me109

1 Me misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 1 hit
-inboard starboard fuel tank hit, fuel is pouring out but there’s no fire. Assuming it doesn’t catch fire later, the fuel loss isn’t a concern since this is a short mission.

Me circles, attacks again

cheeeefs fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

1 Me109, 1 Me110 attacks

wischief fires, misses
saggysack fires, misses
Michiefsfan fires, misses
angel fires, misses
Both Mes miss, break off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Heavy Flak – 6 hits
-Port flap knocked out – minor effect on ability to land
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to starboard wing (doesn’t ignite leaking fuel)
-tail – cheeefs takes light wound to groin (that had to hurt)
-tail – cheeefs killed by hit to neck

The sixth flak hit is a bummer. Flak enters the bomb bay and strikes a bomb. The bomb explodes, which sets off the other bombs in a massive explosion. What’s left of Diana Might breaks apart at the waist and tumbles to earth.

Pilot Phobia (2) killed in initial explosion
Copilot siberian khatru (2) killed in initial explosion
Bombardier angel killed in initial explosion
Navigator Saggysack (2) killed in initial explosion
Engineer WisChief (2) killed in initial explosion
Radio Op. Mi_chief_fan (2) killed in initial explosion
Tail Gunner cheeeefs (2) already kia in plane
Ball Turret Gunner mizzou5 (2) killed in initial explosion
Right Waist Gunner ChiefJustice (2) killed in initial explosion
Left Waist Gunner royr17 thrown unconscious from plane, dies by falling.

No bomb run.

Aftereffects

None – Diana Might is no more.

Eligible for next mission

None – all KIA. RIP, noble crew of the Diana Might.