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B-17 #16 – Fire Below
Pilot BIG_DADDY (3)
Copilot Skip Towne (3)
Bombardier RedNeckRaider (3)
Navigator CHIEF4EVER (3)
Engineer Jcroft (3)
Radio Op. Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan (3)
Tail Gunner Cannibal (3)
Ball Turret Gunner Over-Head (3)
Right Waist Gunner bishop_74 (3)
Left Waist Gunner CanadaKC (3)
Target: Lille
Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability)
Zone 1 Out: Britain
No enemy
Zone 2 Out: English Channel
1 Me109 is driven away by fighters
Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)
3 Fw190s attack – 1 is driven away by fighters
redneckraider fires, misses
jcroft fires, misses
cannibal fires, misses
2 Fws miss, break off attack
Entering Bomb Zone
Bad Weather – Heavy fog has rolled in.
Light Flak – 1 hit
-rudder damage to tail
Bomb run off target due to weather and flak – 0% score
Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)
5 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters
redneckraider fires, misses
bishop74 fires, misses
jcroft fires, damages Fw190
cannibal fires, misses
Damaged Fw misses, breaks off attack
Fw misses, breaks off attack
Fw scores 3 hits
-#2 engine knocked out of commission, feathered to prevent problems. Since the bombs have already been dropped, Fire Below can stay in formation.
-port wing – inboard fuel tank is hit, but self-seals with no leakage, fire, or explosion
-superficial damage to radio room
Fw circles, attacks again
canadakc fires, misses
over-head fires, misses
misplacedchiefsfan fires, hits Fw190
Fw 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 (3)
Copilot Skip Towne (3)
Bombardier RedNeckRaider (3)
Navigator CHIEF4EVER (3)
Engineer Jcroft (3)
Radio Op. Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan (3)
Tail Gunner Cannibal (3)
Ball Turret Gunner Over-Head (3)
Right Waist Gunner bishop_74 (3)
Left Waist Gunner CanadaKC (3)
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