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B-17 #15 – Sack Time
Pilot Special Ed (11)
Copilot alanm (11)
Bombardier gh4chiefs (11)
Navigator seclark (11)
Engineer KC2003 (11)
Radio Op. redhed (11)
Tail Gunner Hydrae (7)
Ball Turret Gunner Fat Elvis (1)
Right Waist Gunner Zebedee DuBois (2)
Left Waist Gunner Iowanian (1)
Target: Amiens (drew a short one here)
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)
2 Me109s attack – 1 is driven away by fighters
Kc2003 fires, misses
Hydrae fires, misses
Gh4chiefs fires, misses
Me scores 1 hit
-waist – Zebedee DuBois loses his heating unit.
Me circles, attacks again
Seclark fires, misses
Kc2003 fires, misses
Gh4chiefs fires, misses
Me scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to tail
-nose – navigation equipment is destroyed
Me circles, attacks again
Kc2003 fires, misses
Hydrae fires, misses
Me misses, breaks off attack
Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak - misses
Gh4chiefs does it by the book – 30% score
Zone 3 Out: France (Leaving Target Zone)
1 Fw190, 3 Me109s attack
Seclark fires, misses
Zebedee Dubois fires, misses
Kc2003 fires, misses
Hydrae fires, kills Me109
Gh4chiefs fires, misses
Fat Elvis fires, misses
Fw, 2 Mes miss, break off attack
Zone 2: English Channel
Special Ed drops out of formation so that Zebedee won’t get frostbite. This is somewhat problematic since the plane doesn’t have navigation equipment. To make it worse, a weather front has come in, and visibility is dropping fast. Seclark is working furiously to keep track of the plane’s position and use dead reckoning to get back to base.
3 Me109s attack – 1 is driven away by fighters
Hydrae fires, misses
Kc2003 fires, misses
Gh4chiefs fires, misses
2 Mes, miss, break off attack
Zone 1: England
Bad weather – rain and clouds
Seclark has tried to keep track of the plane’s position, but without navigation equipment and visual sightings he’s relying only on radio contacts via redhed. With visibility near zero, the B-17 has no choice but to stay at altitude, flying north to attempt to get out of the storm front. The flight home drags on as the plane heads north, communicating with invisible radar stations to estimate its position. Two hours later, a runway near Edinborough reports moderate visibility, and Special Ed heads toward it. Dropping to only 500 feet, Sack Time finally finds an opening through the clouds, and buzzes Scotland until seclark can find the base. After that, it’s easy, and Special Ed slides the plane to a smooth stop. The crew relaxes for the night at a naval base before ferrying Sack Time back home two days later.
Aftereffects
None
Eligible for next mission
Pilot Special Ed (11)
Copilot alanm (11)
Bombardier gh4chiefs (11)
Navigator seclark (11)
Engineer KC2003 (11)
Radio Op. redhed (11)
Tail Gunner Hydrae (7)
Ball Turret Gunner Fat Elvis (1)
Right Waist Gunner Zebedee DuBois (2)
Left Waist Gunner Iowanian (1)
You can’t kill this crew. They’re supermen.
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