B-17 #4 - Lattimer-gobo-KCJohnny-Redcoats58-voyager-munkey-TheFly-cdcox-headsnap

[KCWolfman]

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Plane #4 – Red, White, and Blew by You

Pilot KCWolfman
Copilot Lattimer
Bombardier Slayer Diablo
Navigator go bo
Engineer KCJohnny
Radio Op. Redcoats58
Tail Gunner voyager
Ball Turret Gunner munkey
Right Waist Gunner TheFly
Left Waist Gunner cdcox


Target: Lille
B-17 is in the middle lower portion of the bomber wave (More vulnerable)


Zone 1 Out: Britain
No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel
No enemy

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

2 FW 190s driven away by fighters

Four Me109s attack – 3 are driven away by fighters

KCJohnny fires in defense, misses
Slayer Diablo fires in defense, misses
Voyager fires in defense, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Entering bomb zone
Good weather
Medium flak defense – 4 hits
-Radio room – Radio knocked out (redcoats58 uninjured)
-Tail – Autopilot out. KCwolfman cannot shift to autopilot to stabilize bomb run.
-Port wing – superficial damage
-Nose – Slayer Diablo killed by hit to face

Bombs not dropped on target.
Gobo takes over bombardier’s position, jettisons bombs so Dreamsicle won’t fall out of formation

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

4 FW190s attack – 2 are driven off by fighters

KCJohnny fires in defense, misses
Voyager fires in defense, misses
Gobo fires in defense, misses

Both FWs miss, break off attack.

Zone 2: English Channel

2 FW190s driven off by fighters

Zone 1: England

No enemy
Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot KCWolfman
Copilot Lattimer
Bombardier go bo, promoted
Navigator KCJohnny, promoted
Engineer Redcoats58, promoted
Radio Op. voyager, promoted
Tail Gunner munkey, promoted
Ball Turret Gunner TheFly, promoted
Right Waist Gunner cdcox, promoted
Left Waist Gunner XXX