Our SECOND mission
B-17 #16 – Fire Below
Pilot BIG_DADDY (1)
Copilot Skip Towne (1)
Bombardier RedNeckRaider (1)
Navigator CHIEF4EVER (1)
Engineer Jcroft (1)
Radio Op. Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan (1)
Tail Gunner Cannibal (1)
Ball Turret Gunner Over-Head (1)
Right Waist Gunner bishop_74 (1)
Left Waist Gunner CanadaKC (1)
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Target: Amiens
Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability)
Zone 1 Out: Britain
No enemy
Zone 2 Out: English Channel
No enemy
Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)
3 Me109s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters
Redneckraider fires, damages Me109
Chief4ever fires, misses
Cannibal fires, misses
Damaged Me misses, breaks off attack
2 Me109s are driven off by fighters
Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Light Flak - misses
Redneckraider puts the bombs in the pickle barrel – 30% score
Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)
1 Fw190, 2 Me109s attack – 1 Fw190 driven off by fighters
Chief4ever fires, misses
Jcroft fires, misses
Cannibal fires, misses
1 Me109 misses, breaks off attack
Me scores 2 hits
-skip towne takes light wound to mid-chest
-starboard wing root damaged
Me circles, attacks again
Chief4ever fires, misses
Jcroft fires, misses
Me misses, breaks off attack
1 Me109 attacks
Cannibal fires, misses
Me misses, breaks off attack
Zone 2: English Channel
No enemy
Zone 1: England
Good weather
Good landing
Aftereffects
None
Eligible for next mission
Pilot BIG_DADDY (1)
Copilot Skip Towne (1)
Bombardier RedNeckRaider (1)
Navigator CHIEF4EVER (1)
Engineer Jcroft (1)
Radio Op. Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan (1)
Tail Gunner Cannibal (1)
Ball Turret Gunner Over-Head (1)
Right Waist Gunner bishop_74 (1)
Left Waist Gunner CanadaKC (1)
The pounding of the Nazis continues.