[Rain Man]

Plane #7 – Flyin’ Doublewide

Pilot htismaqe
Copilot Bwana
Bombardier jAZ
Navigator jiveturkey
Engineer 58Forever
Radio Op. fbal4lif32
Tail Gunner SDChiefsfan
Ball Turret Gunner KC Dan
Right Waist Gunner ExtremeChief
Left Waist Gunner trndobrd

Target: St. Omer fighter base, right across the channel
Flyin’ Doublewide is in the middle of the bomber command both horizontally and vertically. (Very low vulnerability.)

Zone 1 Out: Britain
No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel (Entering Target Zone)

1 FW 190, 3 Me109s attack – 1 Me109 driven away by fighters

jAZ fires, misses
58forever fires, misses
KC Dan fires, misses
Extremechief fires, misses

FW scores two hits
-Superficial damage to tail
-Radio Room – damages control cables

Me scores 1 hit
-Damage to starboard tailplane root (If root severs, plane goes out of control.)

Me scores 1 hit
-Superficial damage to starboard wing

1 FW, 2 Me109s circle and attack again

jAZ fires, kills FW190
58forever fires, misses
KC Dan fires, kills Me109
Jiveturkey fires, misses
SDChiefsfan fires, misses

Me scores 2 hits
-Superficial damage to tail
-Superficial damage to radio room

1 Me109 circles and attacks again

58forever fires, misses
Trndobrd fires, misses
Extremechief fires, misses

Me scores 3 hits
-Hits waist and severs control cables. The plane can no longer control stay in position for a bombing run.
-Tail – SDChiefsfan’s oxygen system is hit. He converts to a portable oxygen bottle.
-Superficial damage to radio room

Flyin’ Doublewide aborts mission prior to reaching bomb zone.

Zone 2: English Channel (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Me109s driven away by fighters

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing despite loss of controls

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot htismaqe
Copilot Bwana
Bombardier jAZ
Navigator jiveturkey
Engineer 58Forever
Radio Op. fbal4lif32
Tail Gunner SDChiefsfan
Ball Turret Gunner KC Dan
Right Waist Gunner ExtremeChief
Left Waist Gunner trndobrd


I'll bet SDchiefsfan got motion sickness on the way back.