Mission 8: To heck and (hopefully) back.

[Dave Lane]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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B17 #10 – Gunther’s Thunder III – Rise of the Machine

Pilot JOhn (1)
Copilot KC Jones (7)
Bombardier Taliswoman (2)
Navigator Dartgod (1)
Engineer Mohillbilly (1)
Radio Op. Stinger (1)
Tail Gunner roger (1)
Ball Turret Gunner Bug (1)
Right Waist Gunner 4th and Long (1)
Left Waist Gunner Dave Lane

Target: Abbeville
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)

3 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven off by fighters

4th and Long fires, misses
Mohillbilly fires, misses
Taliswoman fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

3 Me109s are driven off by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 3 hits
-starboard aileron is out
-superficial damage to tail
-starboard tail root is damaged

Bomb run off target due to flak – 0% score

Zone 3: France (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Fw190, 2 Me109s attack – 1 Fw190 and 1 Me109 are driven off by fighters

mohillbilly fires, misses
roger fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot JOhn (1)
Copilot KC Jones (7)
Bombardier Taliswoman (2)
Navigator Dartgod (1)
Engineer Mohillbilly (1)
Radio Op. Stinger (1)
Tail Gunner roger (1)
Ball Turret Gunner Bug (1)
Right Waist Gunner 4th and Long (1)
Left Waist Gunner Dave Lane

Don’t laugh. It still counts as a completed mission.

I can't believe it 9 enemy planes and I don't even get a shot off! They are no doubt intimidated by the quad radar guided 50 caliber machine guns I had mounted on my side.

Dave