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B-17 #20 – Sky Chief
Pilot DenverChief (7)
Copilot Sky (7)
Bombardier Lzen (7)
Navigator AustinChief (7)
Engineer Michael Michigan (6)
Radio Op. DJay23 (7)
Tail Gunner UMKC 1L (7)
Ball Turret Gunner mlyonsd (7)
Right Waist Gunner PennyWise (7)
Left Waist Gunner MrBlond
Target: Rotterdam
Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability)
Zone 1 Out: Britain
No enemy
Zone 2 Out: English Channel
No enemy
Zone 3 Out: North Sea
No enemy
Zone 4 Out: Netherlands (Entering Target Zone)
3 Me109s attack – 2 are driven off by fighters
pennywise fires, misses
mlyonsd fires, misses
Me scores 2 hits
-nose – norden bombsight is hit – the bombing will be a challenge. (The Nazis are really targeting the bombing equipment on this mission, aren’t they?)
-starboard wing root damaged
Me circles, attacks again
UMKC 1L fires, kills Me109
Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Heavy Flak – 2 hits
-starboard wing root is badly damaged. Denverchief will have to be careful with strong maneuvers now.
Buffeted by flak and missing his bomb sight, lzen nonetheless manages to get the job done – 10% score
Zone 4 Out: Netherlands (Leaving Target Zone)
2 Me109s are driven off by fighters
1 Me109 attacks
djay23 fires, misses
Michael Michigan fires, kills Me109
Zone 3 Out: North Sea
2 Me110s driven off by fighters
Zone 2: English Channel
No enemy
Zone 1: England
Good weather
Good landing
Aftereffects
None
Eligible for next mission
Pilot DenverChief (7)
Copilot Sky (7)
Bombardier Lzen (7)
Navigator AustinChief (7)
Engineer Michael Michigan (6)
Radio Op. DJay23 (7)
Tail Gunner UMKC 1L (7)
Ball Turret Gunner mlyonsd (7)
Right Waist Gunner PennyWise (7)
Left Waist Gunner MrBlond
Pretty efficient on the shooting there.