Mission 6: It's not just France any more.

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #4 – Red, White, and Blew by You

Pilot KCWolfman (5)
Copilot Lattimer (5)
Bombardier go bo (5)
Navigator KCJohnny (5)
Engineer Redcoats58 (5)
Radio Op. voyager (5)
Tail Gunner munkey (5)
Ball Turret Gunner TheFly (5)
Right Waist Gunner cdcox (5)
Left Waist Gunner headsnap (4)

Target: Meaulte
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, 1 Me110 attack – 2 Me109s driven off by fighters

Thefly fires, misses
Gobo fires, misses

Me scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to bomb bay

Me circles, attacks again

Munkey fires, kills Me110

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
No Flak
GoBo finds the sweet spot – 30% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Fw190 driven off by fighters

5 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven off by fighters

Gobo fires, misses
Thefly fires, misses
Headsnap fires, misses
Redcoats58 fires, misses

2 Fws miss, break off attack

Fw scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to pilot compartment
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-tail – autopilot is knocked out of commission – not an issue since the bombs have been dropped

Fw circles, attacks again

Voyager fires, misses
Munkey fires, misses

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 KCWolfman (5)
Copilot Lattimer (5)
Bombardier go bo (5)
Navigator KCJohnny (5)
Engineer Redcoats58 (5)
Radio Op. voyager (5)
Tail Gunner munkey (5)
Ball Turret Gunner TheFly (5)
Right Waist Gunner cdcox (5)
Left Waist Gunner headsnap (4)

Another day, another mission for the men in Blew.