Originally Posted by Rain Man
Plane #4 – Red, White, and Blew by You
Pilot KCWolfman
Copilot Lattimer
Bombardier Slayer Diablo
Navigator go bo
Engineer KCJohnny
Radio Op. Redcoats58
Tail Gunner voyager
Ball Turret Gunner munkey
Right Waist Gunner TheFly
Left Waist Gunner cdcox
Target: Lille
B-17 is in the middle lower portion of the bomber wave (More vulnerable)
Zone 1 Out: Britain
No enemy
Zone 2 Out: English Channel
No enemy
Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)
2 FW 190s driven away by fighters
Four Me109s attack – 3 are driven away by fighters
KCJohnny fires in defense, misses
Slayer Diablo fires in defense, misses
Voyager fires in defense, misses
Me misses, breaks off attack
Entering bomb zone
Good weather
Medium flak defense – 4 hits
-Radio room – Radio knocked out (redcoats58 uninjured)
-Tail – Autopilot out. KCwolfman cannot shift to autopilot to stabilize bomb run.
-Port wing – superficial damage
-Nose – Slayer Diablo killed by hit to face
Bombs not dropped on target.
Gobo takes over bombardier’s position, jettisons bombs so Dreamsicle won’t fall out of formation
Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)
4 FW190s attack – 2 are driven off by fighters
KCJohnny fires in defense, misses
Voyager fires in defense, misses
Gobo fires in defense, misses
Both FWs miss, break off attack.
Zone 2: English Channel
2 FW190s driven off by fighters
Zone 1: England
No enemy
Good weather
Good landing
Aftereffects
None
Eligible for next mission
Pilot KCWolfman
Copilot Lattimer
Bombardier go bo, promoted
Navigator KCJohnny, promoted
Engineer Redcoats58, promoted
Radio Op. voyager, promoted
Tail Gunner munkey, promoted
Ball Turret Gunner TheFly, promoted
Right Waist Gunner cdcox, promoted
Left Waist Gunner XXX
It looks like KCwolfman has to write a sad letter to bearcat.
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