Lucky13
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What's those white things.....missions?
Melbourne Model Expo (2010)
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Not sure Jan, I can't see that well in the pictures. Still a nice model!
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Benevolens Magister
What white things? Once again, i can't bl**dy open the pics! What's happening today here?!!
B-17engineer
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Must be your computer mate. No problem on my end.
Lucky13
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Kick it d*mmit!
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Benevolens Magister
No problem on any other web site, just here. And not just with pics.
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Yes appear to be bomb silhouettes for missions.
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Vic Balshaw
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Marvellous.
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kgambit
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vikingBerserker
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97? Cripes!
Lucky13
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Imagine that German bomber pilot, 600+ missions I think!
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Maj Hans Georg Bätcher,
Stfkpt 1/KG-100, Kdr I/KG-27('41), Kdr I/KGr 100(10/43), Kdr I/KG-4(3/44), Kdr III/KG-76(9/44), He 111 in KG-4, Ar 234 in KG-76, Me 262 in KG(J)/54 at wars end.,
This famous bomber ace survived a higher number of combat missions (658...) than any other bomber airman in WWII, serving over France, England and Russia. Shot down at least once, into the Channel in September, 1940, and rescued by ASR. During bthe French Campaign, his He 111 was shot down by a Morane fighter, and he was a brief POW in France until his release upon their surrender. During the Siege at Sevastopol, he flew 15 missions between June 12 15, 1942 and 116 total! IHe was Kdr III/KG-76 in December, 1944, the worlds 1st Jet Bomber Unit. Kdr KG-54 in April, 1945. He also briefly commamded KG(J)-54 and III/KG-76 in May, 1945. His Observer was an Oblt Scholz.
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Maj Hans Georg Bätcher,
Stfkpt 1/KG-100, Kdr I/KG-27('41), Kdr I/KGr 100(10/43), Kdr I/KG-4(3/44), Kdr III/KG-76(9/44), He 111 in KG-4, Ar 234 in KG-76, Me 262 in KG(J)/54 at wars end.,
This famous bomber ace survived a higher number of combat missions (658...) than any other bomber airman in WWII, serving over France, England and Russia. Shot down at least once, into the Channel in September, 1940, and rescued by ASR. During bthe French Campaign, his He 111 was shot down by a Morane fighter, and he was a brief POW in France until his release upon their surrender. During the Siege at Sevastopol, he flew 15 missions between June 12 15, 1942 and 116 total! IHe was Kdr III/KG-76 in December, 1944, the worlds 1st Jet Bomber Unit. Kdr KG-54 in April, 1945. He also briefly commamded KG(J)-54 and III/KG-76 in May, 1945. His Observer was an Oblt Scholz.
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Benevolens Magister
I can see the pics now ! Remember, it's the aircraft which has done the mission, not neccessarily the crew. It's not unknown, but not common, for a USAAF crew to do more than one tour, and the aircraft would be used by other crews as well, with one particular crew not always flting the same ship.
kgambit
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Think I miscounted - the big groups are four mission clusters not five - which would make it 78 missions. Still a lot for a B-17!
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Crimea_River
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Nice.
Good one!
Matt308
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Very cool.
Wildcat
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Nice! 
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Benevolens Magister
Nice one.
vikingBerserker
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Very nice!
