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B-17 #16 – Fire Below

Pilot BIG_DADDY (5)
Copilot Skip Towne (5)
Bombardier RedNeckRaider (5)
Navigator CHIEF4EVER (5)
Engineer Jcroft (5)
Radio Op. Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan (5)
Tail Gunner Cannibal (5)
Ball Turret Gunner Over-Head (5)
Right Waist Gunner bishop_74 (5)
Left Waist Gunner CanadaKC (5)

Target: Antwerp (We’re throwing the book at Antwerp this mission, aren’t we?)
Mid-formation horizontally, low vertically (high vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: Belgium

2 Me110s driven away by fighters

Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Entering Target Zone)

1 Fw190 driven away by fighters

2 Fw190s attack

Jcroft fires, misses
Over-head fires, misses
Redneckraider fires, misses
Canadakc fires, misses
Misplaced_chiefs_fan fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Fw scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to port wing
-superficial damage to tail

Fw circles, attacks again

Jcroft fires, kills Fw190
Bishop74 fires, misses
Over-head fires, misses

Entering Bomb Zone
Poor Weather – the rain is starting
Medium Flak - misses
Redneckraider avoids the shutout – 5% score

Zone 4 Back: Belgium (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Fw190 attacks

Jcroft fires, misses
Bishop74 fires, damages Fw190
Cannibal fires, misses

Damaged Fw misses, breaks off attack

Zone 3 Back: Belgium

No enemy

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot BIG_DADDY (5)
Copilot Skip Towne (5)
Bombardier RedNeckRaider (5)
Navigator CHIEF4EVER (5)
Engineer Jcroft (5)
Radio Op. Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan (5)
Tail Gunner Cannibal (5)
Ball Turret Gunner Over-Head (5)
Right Waist Gunner bishop_74 (5)
Left Waist Gunner CanadaKC (5)

Still at 100 percent. These guys can’t be stopped.