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Jun 29, 2019 10:20:52 GMT -8 jahles said:

I will be back for the next campaign

B-17 Name: Bois D'arc

Pilot: 1LT John Osage

Co-Pilot: 2nd LT William Orange

Bombadier: 2nd LT Joe Bonner

Navigator: 2nd LT Alex Neely

Engineer: MSG Simon Eckert

Radio Operator: SGT Scott Rasch

Ball Gunner: SGT Will Bailey

Port Waist: SGT Taylor Parson

Starboard Waist: SGT Ryan Strash

Tail Gunner: SGT Graham Trent

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Bois D'Arc Crew Stats

POSITION	RANK	NAME	MISSIONS	KILLS	DAMAGED	INJURIES	MEDALS	STATUS
Pilot	1st LT	John Osage	4	0	0
Co-Pilot	2nd LT	William Orange	4	0	0
Bombardier	2nd LT	Joe Bonner	4	1	0
Navigator	2nd LT	Alex Neely	4	0	0
Engineer/TT	MSG	Simon Eckert	4	3	2
Radio Operator	SGT	Scott Rasch	4	0	0
Left Waist	SGT	Taylor Parson	4	1	2
Right Waist	SGT	Ryan Strash	4	0	2
Ball Turret	SGT	Will Bailey	4	5	4
Tail Gunner	SGT	Graham Trent	4	2	1	LW
			3	12	11

Missions

Mission	Date	Target	Kills	Damaged	Bombing	Damage	Casualties
1 (001)	12 JUN 42	Ploesti	5	4	40%	4 pts
2 (002)	15 JUN 42	Fleet	3	4	0%	51 pts	LW(Tail)
3 (003)	26 JUN 42	Tobruk	3	2	30%	1 pts
4 (004)	8 JUL 42	Bengasi	1	1	30%	11 pts

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Pilot: 1st Lieutenant John Osage
B-17: Bois D’arc : B17-
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Mission Date: 12 JUNE 42
Mission # 001
Target: Ploesti Romania – Astra Oil Refinery 

Crew:

Position	Rank	Name	Missions Flown	Kills This Mission	Total Kills	Status
Pilot	1st LT	John Osage	1	0	0	RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd LT	William Orange	1	0	0	RTD
Bombardier	2nd LT	Joe Bonner	1	1	1	RTD
Navigator	2nd LT	Alex Neely	1	0	0	RTD
Engineer/TT	MSG	Simon Eckert	1	1	1	RTD
Radio Operator	SGT	Scott Rasch	1	0	0	RTD
Left Waist	SGT	Taylor Parson	1	1	1	RTD
Right Waist	SGT	Ryan Strash	1	0	0	RTD
Ball Turret	SGT	Will Bailey	1	1	1	RTD
Tail Gunner	SGT	Graham Trent	1	1	1	RTD

Fighters Encountered: 13

	Totals	Me-110	C202	110C	Me-109
Driven off	1	-	-	-	1
Undamaged	3	-	1	-	2
Damaged	4	2	2	-	-
Destroyed	5	3	-	1	1

Claims:
    • Joe Bonner (Nose)
        • Me-110
    • Simon Eckert (TT)
        • Me-110
    • Graham Trent (Tail)
        • Me-110
    • Will Bailey (Ball)
        • 110C
    • Taylor Parson (LW)
        • Me-109

Casualties:
    none

Bomb Run:
    On Target 40%

B-17 Damage:

Superficial Fuselage x4

4

    Peckham Points: 4

Landing: Successful Landing

Award/Promotion Requests:

In Hospital:
   none

After Action Report: (Flown using TFT)

OUTBOUND:

Zone 1-4:
    Nothing to report.

Zone 5:
    Graham Trent (Tail) spotted a Me-110 approaching from 6:00 low.
    Graham fired at the fighter, hitting it in its fuel tank causing a fuel leak.
    The fighter fired at us but missed and then left us due to its fuel leak.

Zone 6:
    No fighters were seen.

Zone 7:
    Graham Trent (Tail) spotted another Me-110 approaching from 6:00 low.
    Graham missed the fighter, but it also missed us.
    The Me-110 then came around for another pass at us.
    Graham missed again and the fighter hit us, but only caused superficial damage.
    The fighter made a third attack at us from 12:00H.
    Simon Eckert (TT) and Joe Bonner (Nose) fired at it.
    Simon missed but Joe hit the fighter in its nose destroying it.

Zone 8-10:
    No fighters were seen.

Zone 11 TARGET ZONE:
    Graham Trent (Tail) spotted a Me-110 approaching from 6:00 low.
    Graham missed the fighter.
    The fighter hit us in the bomb bay, but only caused superficial damage.
    The Me-110 came back at us from 10:30Lo and Will Bailey (Ball) and Taylor Parson (LW) fired at it.
    Will hit the fighter in its right wing causing it to miss us and then leave the area.

    As we neared the target we saw spotlights, but none of them spotted us.

    The flak was light and the three flak bursts near us all missed.

    We bombed the target with a 40% accuracy.

INBOUND:

Zone 11:
    As we left the target area, we saw no flak or enemy fighters.

Zone 10:
    An unspotted Me-110 hits us with two shells.
    Both shells only caused superficial damage to us.
    The fighter then came back at us from 9:00/Lv.
    Simon Eckert (TT) and Will Bailey (Ball) both fired at it.
    Simon hit the fighter’s engine destroying it.
    No other fighters were seen.

Zone 9:
    Three C202 from 10:30/H, 10:30/Lv and 1:30/Lv attacked us.
    Taylor Parson (LW), Simon Eckert (TT) and Joe Bonner (Chin) fired at them.
    Joe missed, but Simon and Taylor hit their fighters in their noses.
    They kept coming at us, but both missed us.
    The other undamaged fighter also missed us.

Zone 8-7:
    Nothing to report

Zone 6:
    Graham Trent (Tail) spotted a Me-110 approaching from 6:00 low.
    Graham hit the fighter in its right wind destroying it.

Zone 5:
    One 110C attacked us from below.
    Will Bailey (Ball) fired at the climbing fighter and hit it in its right wing destroying it.

Zone 4:
    Three 109s from 12/Lo, 10:30/Lv, 3/Lo and a 110C from 9/Lv attacked us
    Our fighter escorts drove away the fighter in front of us.
    Simon Eckert (TT) fired at the 109 from 10:30, Will Bailey (Ball) and Ryan Strash (RW) fired at the fighter from 3:00 and Taylor Parson (LW) fired at the 110C.
    Taylor hit his fighter it its fuel tank destroying it.
    The others all missed their fighters, but the fighters also missed us.

Zone 3-2:
    Nothing to report

Zone 1:
    Pilot John Osage landed the Bois D’arc successfully.
    First mission completed with five guys getting their first kills.

1LT John Osage
Bois D’arc
79th BS/509th BG

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Pilot: 1st Lieutenant John Osage
B-17: Bois D’arc : B17-
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Mission Date: 15 JUNE 42
Mission # 002
Target: Italian Fleet At Sea 

Crew:

Position	Rank	Name	Missions Flown	Kills This Mission	Total Kills	Status
Pilot	1st LT	John Osage	2	0	0	RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd LT	William Orange	2	0	0	RTD
Bombardier	2nd LT	Joe Bonner	2	0	1	RTD
Navigator	2nd LT	Alex Neely	2	0	0	RTD
Engineer/TT	MSG	Simon Eckert	2	1	2	RTD
Radio Operator	SGT	Scott Rasch	2	0	0	RTD
Left Waist	SGT	Taylor Parson	2	0	1	RTD
Right Waist	SGT	Ryan Strash	2	0	0	RTD
Ball Turret	SGT	Will Bailey	2	2	3	RTD
Tail Gunner	SGT	Graham Trent	2	0	1	LW

Fighters Encountered: 15

	Totals	Fw-190	C202	Me-109
Driven off	1	-	1	-
Undamaged	6	2	3	1
Damaged	5	-	-	5
Destroyed	3	1	1	1

Claims:
    • Will Bailey (Ball)
        • Fw-190
    • Simon Eckert (TT)
        • C202
    • Will Bailey (Ball)
        • Me -109

Casualties:
    Graham Trent received light wound to leg

Bomb Run:
    Off Target due to bomb release failure with 0% accuracy

B-17 Damage:

Superficial Fuselage x4	4
Bomb Release Mechanism	10
Oxygen Supply	10
Light Wound	2
Wing Root Damage	25

    Peckham Points: 51 

Landing: Successful Landing

Award/Promotion Requests:

In Hospital:
   none

After Action Report: (Flown using TFT)

OUTBOUND:

Zone 1-5:
Nothing to report.

Zone 6:
One wave of fighters was seen, but they did not come toward us.

Zone 7:
No fighters were seen, but we had a mechanical failure. The bomb release mechanism became a problem.

Zone 8:
One wave of enemy fighters attacked us.
Wave 1) Two Fw-190s from 12/H and 1:30/Lv came at us.
             Simon Eckert (TT) fired at the 12:00 fighter. Joe Bonner (Nose) fired at the other fighter.
             Both missed their fighters.
             The first fighter missed us, but the other fighter with an ace pilot hit us.
             Only one shell hit us and it only caused superficial damage.
             The fighter then came around for another pass at us from 3:00/Lo.
             Will Bailey (Ball) and Ryan Strash (RW) both fired at it.
             Will hit it in its right wing destroying it.

Zone 9-11:
Nothing to report.

Zone 12 TARGET ZONE:
As we neared the target one wave of fighters attacked us.
        Four C202 came at us from 10:30/Lv, 10:30/H, 1:30/Lv, and 1:30/H.
        Our fighter cover drove off the fighter from 1:30/H.
        Joe Bonner (LCheek) fired at the 10:30/Lv fighter.
        Simon Eckert (TT) fired at the 10:30/H fighter.
        Alex Neely fired (RCheek) at the 1:30/Lv fighter.
        Only Simon hit his fighter. He hit its nose destroying the fighter.

We then entered into heavy flak were three shells hit us.
Shell 1) A shell hit fuselage but only caused superficial damage.
Shell 2) A shell hit the left wing but only caused superficial damage.
Shell 3) A shell entered the tail and hit the oxygen supply which we were not using.

As we were over the target, Joe Bonner (Bomb) managed to manually release the bombs.
With the bombs manually released, they were off target causing no damage.

INBOUND:
We turned for the trip back and encountered light flak, but none hit us.

As the flak ended three waves of fighters attacked us.
Wave 1) Two Me-109s from 9/Lv and 6/Lo
             Simon Eckert (TT) and Taylor Parson (LW) fired at the 9:00 fighter.
             Will Bailey (Ball) and Graphm Trent (Tail) fired at the 6:00 fighter.
             With good shooting, all four hit their targets.
             Simon and Taylor hit their fighter’s wings but it kept coming at us.
             It missed us due to the damage.
             Will hit the other fighter destroying it.
Wave 2) Four Me-109s from 9/H, 9/Lo, 3/H, and 6/H.
             Simon Eckert (TT) and Taylor Parson (LW) fired at the 9/H fighter.
             Will Bailey (Ball) fired at the 9/Lv fighter.
             Ryan Strash (RW) fired at the 3/H fighter.
             Graaph Trent (Tail) fired at the 6/H fighter.
             Simon and Taylor both missed, but their fighter also missed us.
             Will hit his fighter in its fuselage but it missed us.
             Ryan hit his fighter in its left wing, but it missed us.
             Graham hit his fighter in its fuselage but it still put three shells into us
               Shell 1) Entered the tail and hit Graph (Ball) in the leg, but it only caused a small cut.
               Shell 2) Entered the bomb bay but only caused superficial damage.
               Shell 3) Hit the left wing root.
Wave 3) One C202 from 9/Lo..
             Will Bailey (Ball) and Taylor Parson (LW) fired at it.
             Both missed it, but it also missed us.

Zone 10:
Nothing to report.

Zone 9:
One wave of enemy fighters attacked us.
Wave 1) One Me-109 from 12/H.
             Simon Eckert (TT) and Joe Bonner (Nose) fired at it.
             Joe missed it, but Simon hit its left wing.
             The fighter kept coming at us but missed us..

Zone 8-2:
Nothing to report.

Zone 1:
We landed safely and Graham had a few stitches but in the cut on his leg. He said he is ready for the next mission.

1LT John Osage
Bois D’arc
79th BS/509th BG

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Pilot: 1st Lieutenant John Osage
B-17: Bois D’arc : B17-
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Mission Date: 26 JUNE 42
Mission # 003
Target: Tobruk Libya - Port Facilities 

Crew:

Position	Rank	Name	Missions Flown	Kills This Mission	Total Kills	Status
Pilot	1st LT	John Osage	3	0	0	RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd LT	William Orange	3	0	0	RTD
Bombardier	2nd LT	Joe Bonner	3	0	1	RTD
Navigator	2nd LT	Alex Neely	3	0	0	RTD
Engineer/TT	MSG	Simon Eckert	3	1	3	RTD
Radio Operator	SGT	Scott Rasch	3	0	0	RTD
Left Waist	SGT	Taylor Parson	3	0	1	RTD
Right Waist	SGT	Ryan Strash	3	0	0	RTD
Ball Turret	SGT	Will Bailey	3	2	4	RTD
Tail Gunner	SGT	Graham Trent	3	0	2	RTD

Fighters Encountered: 6

	Totals	Me-109	Fw-190	G-50
Driven off	2	-	-	2
Undamaged	0	-	-	-
Damaged	1	1	-	-
Destroyed	3	2	1	-

Claims:
    • Simon Eckert (TT)
        • Me-109
    • Will Bailey (Ball)
        • Fw-190A
        • Me-109

Casualties:
    none

Bomb Run:
    On Target 30%

B-17 Damage:

Superficial Fuselage x1

1

    Peckham Points: 1 

Landing: Successful Landing

Award/Promotion Requests:

In Hospital:
   none

After Action Report: (Flown using TFT)

OUTBOUND:

Zone 1-6:
    Nothing to report.

Zone 7 TARGET ZONE:
One wave of fighters was seen.
    Two Me-109s from 12/H and 1:30/Lo and one Fw-190A from 6/Lv.
    Simon Eckert (TT) and Joe Bonner (Nose) fired at the fighter coming straight at us.
    Simon hit its right wing destroying it.
    Will Bailey (Ball) and Ryan Strash (RW) fired at the 1:30 fighter.
    Will missed. Ryan hit its right wing, but his hit only caused superficial damage.
    The damage did cause the fighter to miss us.
    Graham Trent (Tail) fired at the fighter coming at us from behind.
    Graham hit it in its right wing damaging its guns which caused it to miss us.

The flak near the target was light, but we still got hit by one shell.
It only caused superficial damage to us.

We bombed the target with a 30% accuracy.

INBOUND:

Zone 7:
    As we left the target area, we saw no flak or enemy fighters.

Zone 6:
One wave of fighters was seen.
    One Me-109 from 6/Lo attacked us.
    Will Bailey (Ball) and Graham Trent (Tail) fired at it.
    Graham hit its fuselage but only caused superficial damage.
    Will hit it in its right wing destroying the fighter.

Zone 5-4:
    Nothing to report

Zone 3:
Two waves of enemy fighters was seen.
   Wave 1) Two G-50s from 12/H and 3/Lo came at us.
      Both were driven off by our fighter escorts.
   Wave 2) We noticed the Luftwaffe had bad communications as no fighters attacked us.

Zone 2:
    Nothing to report

Zone 1:
    Pilot John Osage landed the Bois D’arc successfully.

1LT John Osage
Bois D’arc
79th BS/509th BG

[jahles]

Pilot: 1st Lieutenant John Osage
B-17: Bois D’arc
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Mission Date: 8 July 42
Mission # 004
Target: Bengasi Libya - Port Facilities 

Crew:

Position	Rank	Name	Missions Flown	Kills This Mission	Total Kills	Status
Pilot	1st LT	John Osage	4	0	0	RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd LT	William Orange	4	0	0	RTD
Bombardier	2nd LT	Joe Bonner	4	0	1	RTD
Navigator	2nd LT	Alex Neely	4	0	0	RTD
Engineer/TT	MSG	Simon Eckert	4	0	3	RTD
Radio Operator	SGT	Scott Rasch	4	0	0	RTD
Left Waist	SGT	Taylor Parson	4	0	1	RTD
Right Waist	SGT	Ryan Strash	4	0	0	RTD
Ball Turret	SGT	Will Bailey	4	1	5	RTD
Tail Gunner	SGT	Graham Trent	4	0	2	RTD

Fighters Encountered: 4

	Totals	Me-109	C-202
Driven off	1	-	1
Undamaged	1	-	1
Damaged	1	1	-
Destroyed	1	-	1

Claims:
    • Will Bailey (Ball)
        • Me-109

Casualties:
    none

Bomb Run:
    On Target 30%

B-17 Damage:

Nose Gear Issue	10
Superficial Fuselage x1	1

    Peckham Points: 11 

Landing: Successful Landing

Award/Promotion Requests:

In Hospital:
   none

After Action Report: (Flown using TFT)

OUTBOUND:

Zone 1-7:
Nothing to report.

Zone 8:
We noticed a mechanical failure of the nose gear.
Will Bailey (Ball) was assigned to attempt to manually lower the nose gear.

Zone 9:
Will manually lowered the gear.

Zone 10 TARGET ZONE:
As we neared the target a searchlight lit us up.
No flak hit us but we were attacked by a wild boar fighter from 10:30/H.

The ace wild boar fighter hit us but only caused superficial damage.
     He came back around at us from 1:30/Lo.
     Will Bailey (Ball) and Ryan Strash (RW) fired at it.
     Ryan missed but Will hit the fighter in its nose.
     The hit only caused superficial damage which caused the fighter to miss us.

We bombed the target with a 30% accuracy.

INBOUND:

Zone 10-3:
Nothing to report

Zone 2:
As the sun was coming up we were attacked by three C202 fighters.
The fighters came from 9/Lv, VC, and 3/Lo.
     The fighter from 9:00 was driven off by our escorts that came out to meet us.
     Will Bailey (Ball) fired at the fighter climbing at us.
     Ryan Strash (RW) fired at the 3:00 fighter.
     Ryan missed his fighter, but it also missed us.
     Will hit his fighter in the cockpit killing the pilot.

Zone 1:
    Pilot John Osage landed the Bois D’arc successfully.

1LT John Osage
Bois D’arc
79th BS/509th BG

[jahles]

Pilot: 1st Lieutenant John Osage
B-17: Bois D’arc
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Mission Date: 14 July 42
Mission # 005
Target: Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt - Italian Troop concentrations 

Missions

Mission	Date	Target	Kills	Damaged	Bombing	Damage	Casualties
1 (001)	12 JUN 42	Ploesti	5	4	40%	4 pts
2 (002)	15 JUN 42	Fleet	3	4	0%	51 pts	LW(Tail)
3 (003)	26 JUN 42	Tobruk	3	2	30%	1 pts
4 (004)	8 JUL 42	Bengasi	1	1	30%	11 pts
5 (005)	14 JUL 42	Ruweisat	1	1	40%	56 pts	KIA(Nav)

Crew:

Position	Rank	Name	Missions Flown	Kills This Mission	Total Kills	Status
Pilot	1st LT	John Osage	5	0	0	RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd LT	William Orange	5	0	0	RTD
Bombardier	2nd LT	Joe Bonner	5	0	1	RTD
Navigator	2nd LT	Alex Neely	5	0	0	KIA
Engineer/TT	MSG	Simon Eckert	5	0	3	RTD
Radio Operator	SGT	Scott Rasch	5	0	0	RTD
Left Waist	SGT	Taylor Parson	5	1	2	RTD
Right Waist	SGT	Ryan Strash	5	0	0	RTD
Ball Turret	SGT	Will Bailey	5	0	5	RTD
Tail Gunner	SGT	Graham Trent	5	0	2	RTD

Fighters Encountered: 5

	Totals	C-202	Re-2000
Driven off	1	1	-
Undamaged	2	2	-
Damaged	1	1	-
Destroyed	1	-	1

Claims:
    • Taylor Parsons (LW)
        • Re-2000

Casualties:
     Alex Neely (Nav) - KIA due to abdomen wound

Bomb Run:
    On Target 40%

B-17 Damage:

Tail turret damaged	20
Superficial Fuselage x1	1
KIA (Navigator)	10
Left wing root damaged	25

    Peckham Points: 56 

Landing: Successful Landing

Award/Promotion Requests:

In Hospital:
   none

After Action Report: (Flown using TFT)

OUTBOUND:

Zone 1-4:
Nothing to report.

Zone 4 TARGET ZONE:
As we neared the target we encountered light flak, but none hit us.

We bombed the target with a 40% accuracy.

INBOUND:

Zone 4:
As we left the target area we encountered two waves of enemy fighters.
Wave 1) Four C202s from 10:30/Lv, 10:30/H, 1:30/Lv, and 1:30/H came at us.
             The fighter from 1:30/Lv was driven off by our escorts.
             Joe Bonner (Nose) fired at the fighter coming from 10:30/H.
             Simon Eckert (TT) fired at the fighter coming from 10:30/Lv.
             Ryan Strash (RW) fired at the fighter coming from 1:30/H.
             Joe hit his fighter’s fuel tank but it sealed causing no damage.
             The fighter then hit us with four shells.
                Shell 1) Hit the tail turret making the guns inoperable.
                Shell 2) Hit the fuselage but only caused superficial damage.
                Shell 3) Entered the nose and hit Alex Neely our Navigator, causing a serious wound to his abdomen.
                Shell 4) Hit our left wing root.
             Simon missed his fighter which then missed us.
             Ryan also missed his fighter which then missed us.
Wave 2) One Re-2000 from 9/Lo attacked us.
             Will Bailey (Ball) and Taylor Parson (LW) fired at it.
             Will missed, but Taylor hit its left wing destroying it.

Zone 3-2:
Nothing to report

Zone 1:
Pilot John Osage landed the Bois D’arc successfully.
After landing Alex was taken to the hospital where he died during surgery.

1LT John Osage
Bois D’arc
79th BS/509th BG

[jahles]

Pilot: 1st Lieutenant John Osage
B-17: Bois D’arc
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Mission Date: 17 July 42
Mission # 006
Target: Bardia libya - Port Facilities 

Missions

Mission	Date	Target	Kills	Damaged	Bombing	Damage	Casualties
1 (001)	12 JUN 42	Ploesti	5	4	40%	4 pts
2 (002)	15 JUN 42	Fleet	3	4	0%	51 pts	LW(Tail)
3 (003)	26 JUN 42	Tobruk	3	2	30%	1 pts
4 (004)	8 JUL 42	Bengasi	1	1	30%	11 pts
5 (005)	14 JUL 42	Ruweisat	1	1	40%	56 pts	KIA(Nav)
6 (006)	17 JUL 42	Bardia	0	0	0%	25 pts	Aborted

Crew:

Position	Rank	Name	Missions Flown	Kills This Mission	Total Kills	Status
Pilot	1st LT	John Osage	5	0	0	RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd LT	William Orange	5	0	0	RTD
Bombardier	2nd LT	Joe Bonner	5	0	1	RTD
Navigator	2nd LT	Everett Rhodes	2(0 Bois)	0	0	RTD
Engineer/TT	MSG	Simon Eckert	5	0	3	RTD
Radio Operator	SGT	Scott Rasch	5	0	0	RTD
Left Waist	SGT	Taylor Parson	5	0	2	RTD
Right Waist	SGT	Ryan Strash	5	0	0	RTD
Ball Turret	SGT	Will Bailey	5	0	5	RTD
Tail Gunner	SGT	Graham Trent	5	0	2	RTD

Fighters Encountered: 0

Claims:
    none

Casualties:

    none

Bomb Run:
    none

B-17 Damage:

Engine out

25

    Peckham Points: 25

Landing: Successful Landing

Award/Promotion Requests:

In Hospital:
   none

After Action Report: (Flown using TFT)

OUTBOUND:

We had a successful takeoff.

After we reached the Mediterranean sea, engine four's Turbo-Supercharger failed.
We shut down the engine, jettisoned our bombs into the sea, and turned back for base.

John Osage landed the Bois D'arc successfully.
All crew and plane will be ready for the next mission.

1LT John Osage
Bois D’arc
79th BS/509th BG

[jahles]

Pilot: 1st Lieutenant John Osage
B-17: Bois D’arc
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Mission Date: 21 July 42
Mission # 007
Target: West of Tel el Eisa, Egypt - Artillery Emplacements
Missions

Mission	Date	Target	Kills	Damaged	Bombing	Damage	Casualties
1 (001)	12 JUN 42	Ploesti	5	4	40%	4 pts
2 (002)	15 JUN 42	Fleet	3	4	0%	51 pts	LW(Tail)
3 (003)	26 JUN 42	Tobruk	3	2	30%	1 pts
4 (004)	8 JUL 42	Bengasi	1	1	30%	11 pts
5 (005)	14 JUL 42	Ruweisat	1	1	40%	56 pts	KIA(Nav)
6 (006)	17 JUL 42	Bardia	0	0	0%	25 pts	Aborted
7 (007)	21 JUL 42	Tel el Eisa	0	0	40%	4 pts

Crew:

Position	Rank	Name	Missions Flown	Kills This Mission	Total Kills	Status
Pilot	1st LT	John Osage	6	0	0	RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd LT	William Orange	6	0	0	RTD
Bombardier	2nd LT	Joe Bonner	6	0	1	RTD
Navigator	2nd LT	Everett Rhodes	3(1 Bois)	0	0	RTD
Engineer/TT	MSG	Simon Eckert	6	0	3	RTD
Radio Operator	SGT	Scott Rasch	6	0	0	RTD
Left Waist	SGT	Taylor Parson	6	0	2	RTD
Right Waist	SGT	Ryan Strash	6	0	0	RTD
Ball Turret	SGT	Will Bailey	6	0	5	RTD
Tail Gunner	SGT	Graham Trent	6	0	2	RTD

Fighters Encountered: 3

	Totals	C-202
Driven off	3	3
Undamaged	0	-
Damaged	0	-
Destroyed	0	-

Claims:
    none

Casualties:

    none

Bomb Run:
    We bombed the target at 40% accuracy.

B-17 Damage:

Superficial Damage x4

4

    Peckham Points: 4

Landing: Successful Landing

Award/Promotion Requests:

In Hospital:
   none

After Action Report: (Flown using TFT)

OUTBOUND:

Zone 1-3:
Nothing to report.

Zone 4 TARGET ZONE:
As we neared the target we encountered one wave of fighters.

Wave 1) Three C202s from 6/H, 6/Lv, and 6Lo came at us.
             All three were driven away by our escorts.

We then got hit three times by flak.
The total number of shells that hits us was four.
Luckily they all only caused superficial damage.

We bombed the target with a 40% accuracy.

INBOUND:

Zone 4:
After dropping the bombs, the flak was not as heavy and the three bursts near us all missed.

No fighters were seen as we left the target area.

Zone 3-2:
Nothing to report

Zone 1:
Pilot John Osage landed the Bois D’arc successfully.

1LT John Osage
Bois D’arc
79th BS/509th BG

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Pilot: 1st Lieutenant John Osage
B-17: Bois D’arc
79th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Mission Date: 22 July 42
Mission # 008
Target: Suda Bay Crete, Shipping
Missions

Mission	Date	Target	Kills	Damaged	Bombing	Damage	Casualties
1 (001)	12 JUN 42	Ploesti	5	4	40%	4 pts
2 (002)	15 JUN 42	Fleet	3	4	0%	51 pts	LW(Tail)
3 (003)	26 JUN 42	Tobruk	3	2	30%	1 pts
4 (004)	8 JUL 42	Bengasi	1	1	30%	11 pts
5 (005)	14 JUL 42	Ruweisat	1	1	40%	56 pts	KIA(Nav)
6 (006)	17 JUL 42	Bardia	0	0	0%	25 pts	Aborted
7 (007)	21 JUL 42	Tel el Eisa	0	0	40%	4 pts
8 (008)	28 JUL 42	Suda Bay	2	4	30%	13 pts

Crew:

Position	Rank	Name	Missions Flown	Kills This Mission	Total Kills	Status
Pilot	1st LT	John Osage	7	0	0	RTD
Co-Pilot	2nd LT	William Orange	7	0	0	RTD
Bombardier	2nd LT	Joe Bonner	7	0	1	RTD
Navigator	2nd LT	Everett Rhodes	4(2 Bois)	0	0	RTD
Engineer/TT	MSG	Simon Eckert	7	0	3	RTD
Radio Operator	SGT	Scott Rasch	7	0	0	RTD
Left Waist	SGT	Taylor Parson	7	2	4	RTD
Right Waist	SGT	Ryan Strash	7	0	0	RTD
Ball Turret	SGT	Will Bailey	7	0	5	RTD
Tail Gunner	SGT	Graham Trent	7	0	2	RTD

Fighters Encountered: 8

	Totals	Fw-190	Me-109	Re-2000
Driven off	0	-	-	-
Undamaged	2	-	2	-
Damaged	4	1	3	-
Destroyed	2	-	1	1

Claims:
    none

Casualties:

    none

Bomb Run:
    We bombed the target at 30% accuracy.

B-17 Damage:

Superficial Damage x3	3
Nose Heaters Damage	10

    Peckham Points: 13

Landing: Successful Landing

Award/Promotion Requests:

In Hospital:
   none

After Action Report: (Flown using TFT)

OUTBOUND:

Zone 1-6:
Nothing to report.

Zone 7:
One wave of fighters was seen, but none attacked us.

Zone 8 TARGET ZONE:
As we neared the target one wave of fighters attacked us.
Wave 1) It was a lone FW-190A attacking from 12/Lv.
             Simon Eckert(TT) and Joe Bonner(Nose) fired at it.
             Simon missed, but Joe hit its tail plane.
             The fighter still kept coming at us but missed.

As we neared the target light flak was exploding around us, but none hit us.

We bombed the target with a 30% accuracy.

INBOUND:

Zone 8:
We encountered no flak or fighters as we left the target area

Zone 7:
Nothing to report

Zone 6:
We encountered two waves of enemy fighters.
Wave 1) Four 109s from 9/H, 9/Lv, 3/H, and 6/H came at us.
    Pass 1) Simon Eckert (TT) fired at the fighter coming from 9/H.
               Taylor Parson(LW) and Will Bailey(Ball) fired at the fighter coming from 9/Lv.
               Ryan Strash (RW) fired at the fighter coming from 3/H.
               Graham Trent(Tail) fired at the fighter coming from 6/H.
               Simon hit his fighter in the fuselage which caused it to miss us.
               Taylor missed, but Will hit their fighter. Will’s hit also caused this fighter to miss us.
               Ryan fired at the 3/H fighter but missed it.
               The fighter then hit us with two shells.
                  Shell 1) Hit the fuselage but only caused superficial damage.
                  Shell 2) Entered the nose and took out both Bombardier and Navigators heaters.
               Graham fired at the 6/H fighter but missed it.
               The fighter then hit us with two shells.
                 Shell 1) Hit the fuselage but only caused superficial damage.
                 Shell 2) Hit the fuselage but only caused superficial damage.

    Pass 2) The two fighters that hit us both came around for another pass from 9/Lv and 12/H.
               Taylor Parson(LW) and Will Bailey(Ball) fired at the fighter coming from 9:00.
               Taylor hit the fighter’s tail destroying it.
               Simon Eckert(TT) and Joe Bonner(Nose) fired at the fighter coming from 12:00.
               Simon missed, but Joe hit their fighter. Joe’s hit caused this fighter to miss us.

Wave 2) One Re2000 from 9/Lo attacked us.
             Will Bailey (Ball) and Taylor Parson (LW) fired at it.
             Will missed, but Taylor hit its left wing destroying it.

Zone 5:
One wave of fighters was seen, but none of them came at us.

Zone 4-2:
Nothing to report as we flew home at 10,000 feet due to our nose heaters being out.

Zone 1:
Pilot John Osage landed the Bois D’arc successfully.

1LT John Osage
Bois D’arc
79th BS/509th BG