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Plane #10 – Gunther’s Thunder
Pilot Rain Man
Copilot tk13
Bombardier ChiTown
Navigator whoman69
Engineer Pitt Gorilla
Radio Op. KC Jones
Tail Gunner Duck Dog
Ball Turret Gunner DrNick
Right Waist Gunner Cormac
Left Waist Gunner The Rick
Target: the fighter base at Abbeville
Mid-formation vertically, mid-formation horizontally (low vulnerability)
Rain Man makes a perfect takeoff, graceful and powerful. The ground crews applaud.
Zone 1 Out: Britain
No enemy
Zone 2 Out: English Channel
No enemy
Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)
2 Me109s driven away by fighters
4 Me109s attack – 1 is driven away by fighters
Chitown fires, misses
Pitt Gorilla fires, misses
Whoman69 fires, misses
Duck Dog fires, kills Me109
Me scores 1 hit on B-17
-Superficial damage in pilot compartment
1 Me misses, breaks off attack
The other Me circles and attacks again
Chitown fires, misses
Pitt Gorilla fires, misses
Duck Dog fires, misses
Me misses, breaks off attack
Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Light Flak – no hits
Bomb run is dropped quite well – 60% score
Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)
1 Me109 is driven away by fighters
1 Me109 is driven away by fighters
Zone 2: English Channel
No enemy
Zone 1: England
No enemy
Poor weather
Good landing despite poor weather
Aftereffects
None
Eligible for next mission
Pilot Rain Man
Copilot tk13
Bombardier ChiTown
Navigator whoman69
Engineer Pitt Gorilla
Radio Op. KC Jones
Tail Gunner Duck Dog
Ball Turret Gunner DrNick
Right Waist Gunner Cormac
Left Waist Gunner The Rick
I said it before and I’ll say it again: best darn crew in the whole darn European Theater.
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