B-17: GROG WAGON Sign-Up (Full Crew)

PanzersEast · January 23, 2014, 03:54:04 PM

B17: GROG WAGON (B-17 Community AAR)

November 1942

Beginning a career with B-17 Queen of the skies and the Grogs have been assigned to the Grog Wagon. It is time to assemble the crew and see if we can last all of our 25 mission career. Below are the available crew positions so let me know if you would like to be apart of the crew and which position you would like to take.

As we progress through the campaign I will update the nose of the A/C to reflect our accomplishments (starting in another post).

Pilot: Capt. PanzersEast
Co Pilot: Lieut. Jason Pratt

Bombardier: Lieut. Banzai_Cat
Navigator: Lieut. Windigo
Engineer: Mst. Sgt. Staggerwing
Radio Operator: Sgt. mirth

Ball Turret: Sgt. Arctic Blast
Port Waist Gunner: Sgt. bob48
Starboard Waist Gunner: Sgt. undercovergeek
Tail Gunner: Sgt. Barthheart

Once we fill most of the positions we will be off to our first mission.

PE

JasonPratt · January 23, 2014, 04:19:13 PM

My (late) Grand-uncle John Reed said he was the youngest B-17 pilot in the war (lied about his age when taking the pilot's test), flying "Slightly Dangerous" on... one and a half tours? Something like that.

I'd be glad to be listed as the co-pilot, but I have no idea what's expected for the campaign. :) (Do we discuss things for decisions during the turn, etc.)

Barthheart · January 23, 2014, 04:38:52 PM

My grandfather was a tailguuner in a Lancaster at the end of the war so I could take that spot.
And my wife's uncle was a navigator in a pathfinder Lancaster so that could work too.

Windigo · January 23, 2014, 04:39:11 PM

I like to tell people where to go...Navigator please

Windigo · January 23, 2014, 04:40:08 PM

I am merely suggesting that Biggs could be the engineer... or W8aminute

Windigo · January 23, 2014, 04:40:59 PM

BTW how the hell could a navigator rank above an engineer????

bob48 · January 23, 2014, 04:43:12 PM

I'll go as a waist gunner - either side will do.

PanzersEast · January 23, 2014, 04:50:57 PM

Quote from: JasonPratt on January 23, 2014, 04:19:13 PM
I'd be glad to be listed as the co-pilot, but I have no idea what's expected for the campaign. :) (Do we discuss things for decisions during the turn, etc.)

May try a couple of things, initially I will just run the mission then maybe come up with a couple of ways to be more interactive.

@Barthheart
I plan to run a Lancaster Campaign Next.....

PE

undercovergeek · January 23, 2014, 04:52:40 PM

Quote from: bob48 on January 23, 2014, 04:43:12 PM
I'll go as a waist gunner - either side will do.

Put me the other side to Bob

bob48 · January 23, 2014, 04:55:41 PM

Just remember, the long barrel thingie points out of YOUR side of the aircraft.............

undercovergeek · January 23, 2014, 05:12:07 PM

Quote from: bob48 on January 23, 2014, 04:55:41 PM
Just remember, the long barrel thingie points out of YOUR side of the aircraft.............

Lmao..... Sat in a and e and snorted out loud!

bob48 · January 23, 2014, 05:14:04 PM

WTF you doing in A&E - not got your hand stuck in minigeeks piggy bank again have you?

undercovergeek · January 23, 2014, 05:16:28 PM

Quote from: bob48 on January 23, 2014, 05:14:04 PM
WTF you doing in A&E - not got your hand stuck in minigeeks piggy bank again have you?

Knees buggered..... kneecap is slightly off centre, has been for a few months..... totally given up on drive back from London, can't turn it, bend it or stand on it and it hurts like a bastard

bob48 · January 23, 2014, 05:18:36 PM

Bloody hell mate. Hope they sort you out OK, sounds very painful.

undercovergeek · January 23, 2014, 05:21:17 PM

Quote from: bob48 on January 23, 2014, 05:18:36 PM
Bloody hell mate. Hope they sort you out OK, sounds very painful.

It'll be cool.... strap me up and drive me home.... I have 2 ipa left from event and a bottle of johnnie walker blue