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B-17 #9 – Kegger
Pilot keg in kc (1)
Copilot First Down Elvis (1)
Bombardier Mark M (1)
Navigator Coogs (1)
Engineer Ptlyon (1)
Radio Op. Zebedee DuBois (1)
Tail Gunner Otter (1)
Ball Turret Gunner sportsshrink (1)
Right Waist Gunner PunkinDrublic (1)
Left Waist Gunner MiketheWildcat (1)
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Target: Lille
Mid-formation horizontally, low vertically (high vulnerability)
Zone 1 Out: Britain
No enemy
Zone 2 Out: English Channel
5 Me109s attack – 3 are driven off by fighters
punkindrublic fires, misses
ptlyon fires, misses
MarkM fires, misses
Both Mes miss, break off attack
Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)
3 Me109s driven away by fighters
1 Fw190, 2 Me109s attack – 2 Me109s driven away by fighters
coogs fires, damages Fw190
ptlyon fires, misses
Fw190 misses, breaks off attack
1 Me110 driven off by fighters
Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak - misses
Nice bomb run by Mark M – 30% score
Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)
5 Me109s attack – 1 Me109 driven away by fighters
coogs fires, kills Me109
punkindrublic fires, misses
zebedee dubois fires, misses
ptlyon fires, misses
MarkM fires, misses
Otter fires, misses
2 Mes miss, break off attack
Me scores 2 hits
-nose – navigation equipment is knocked out. Not an issue unless the plane drops out of formation, and then coogs job gets hard.
-superficial damage to starboard wing
Me scores 2 hits
-radio room – radio knocked out of commission (Zebedee Dubois uninjured)
-superficial damage to waist
2 Mes circle, attack again
punkindrublic fires, misses
zebedee dubois fires, hits Me109
Otter fires, misses
Me scores 1 hit
-Zebedee Dubois sustains light wound to back of head
Me scores 5 hits
-superficial damage to bomb bay
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-superficial damage to pilot’s compartment
-waist – sportsshrink’s oxygen is out. He turns to a portable system.
-radio room hit knocks out intercom system. Gunners can no longer coordinate fire and warn each other of incoming fighters.
Mes circle and attack again
MiketheWildcat fires, misses
Sportsshrink fires, misses
Mes miss, break off attack
Zone 2: English Channel
No enemy sighted
Zone 1: England
Good weather
Good landing
Aftereffects
None
Eligible for next mission
Pilot keg in kc (1)
Copilot First Down Elvis (1)
Bombardier Mark M (1)
Navigator Coogs (1)
Engineer Ptlyon (1)
Radio Op. Zebedee DuBois (1)
Tail Gunner Otter (1)
Ball Turret Gunner sportsshrink (1)
Right Waist Gunner PunkinDrublic (1)
Left Waist Gunner MiketheWildcat (1)
Hmm…no intercom, no radio, no navigation system…it must’ve been a quiet trip back except for the shooting and some low moans from the radio room. (No, not that, either. Get your minds out of the gutter.)
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