B-17 #5 – El Duderino
Pilot ENDelt260 (2)
Copilot SNR (2)
Bombardier Garcia Bronco (2)
Navigator philfree (2)
Engineer Talisman (2)
Radio Op. AJKCFAN (2)
Tail Gunner Radar Chief (2)
Ball Turret Gunner hawaiianboy (2)
Right Waist Gunner Scaga (2)
Left Waist Gunner johnnyv13 (2)
Target: Lille (getting a lot of attention today)
Mid formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability)
Zone 1 Out: Britain
No enemy
Zone 2 Out: English Channel
No enemy
Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)
1 Me109 driven away by fighters
Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak - misses
Garcia Bronco nails it – 50% score!
Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)
2 Me109s attack – 1 driven away by fighters
philfree fires, misses
scaga fires, misses
Me scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to tail
Me circles, attacks again
Talisman fires, misses (other crew members roll their eyes and shake their heads)
Radarchief fires, damages Me109
Damaged Me misses, breaks off attack
1 Me109 driven away by fighters
3 Me110s driven away by fighters
Zone 2: English Channel
2 Me110s driven away by fighters
Zone 1: England
Good weather
Good landing
Aftereffects
None
Eligible for next mission
Pilot ENDelt260 (2)
Copilot SNR (2)
Bombardier Garcia Bronco (2)
Navigator philfree (2)
Engineer Talisman (2)
Radio Op. AJKCFAN (2)
Tail Gunner Radar Chief (2)
Ball Turret Gunner hawaiianboy (2)
Right Waist Gunner Scaga (2)
Left Waist Gunner johnnyv13 (2)
The ground crew pops a bottle of champagne for the excellent bombing run, and pretends once again to check out what’s wrong with Talisman’s gun sights.
~notice I'm not saying $hit about Talisman's missing as I haven't done jack either....but at least I'm catching a good buzz..
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