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Offline Devil 505

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Showing up the P-38 guys.
« on: February 18, 2017, 05:10:01 PM »
After having my engine shot out from a couple of sets of B-17's over A21 last night, I soon found myself under attack from 4 P-38's. While taking a HO shot at another set, AKQwik blew off the outer half of my right wing. I pitched over and dove for the deck from 20K, trying to trim out the roll.



Thankfully the P-38's broke off after following me down about 6K and taking pot-shots from 600-800 yards out. Even with a stopped propeller, I was able to get my Butcher Bird up to 538 mph. I circled A21 to bleed off the excess speed and to try getting lined up to a runway.



I tried to S-turn near the runway to scrub enough speed to drop my flaps but found the plane highly unstable and descending quickly. I was able to get the wings level but not able to get lined up with the runway and pancaked into the grass to the left of it.



Somehow, I careened off a gun pit and onto the runway for a successful landing with nothing but an intact fuselage.



Eat your heart out SAPP  :devil


 
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Re: Showing up the P-38 guys.
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2017, 05:22:57 PM »
Nicely done, Devil.  Nicely done.   :aok

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Re: Showing up the P-38 guys.
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2017, 06:28:28 PM »
No fire, no oil splatter, and not upside down?

3/10.

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Re: Showing up the P-38 guys.
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2017, 06:44:53 PM »
Any landing you can walk away from is a good one.  Just ask Harrison Ford.
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Re: Showing up the P-38 guys.
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2017, 07:31:03 PM »
Great job!  :joystick:
There must also be a flyable computer available for Nefarious to do FSO. So he doesn't keep talking about it for eight and a half hours on Friday night!

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Re: Showing up the P-38 guys.
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2017, 08:55:34 PM »
Look like LTG calling out SAPP on who can crash better.
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Re: Showing up the P-38 guys.
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2017, 10:18:55 PM »
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Re: Showing up the P-38 guys.
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2017, 11:57:39 PM »
Now I know why I didn't get a kill or assist last night.  Great landing :salute

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Re: Showing up the P-38 guys.
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2017, 12:04:10 AM »
I GIVE IT A 10!

Bouncing off a gun pit!   EPIC   :aok

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Re: Showing up the P-38 guys.
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2017, 01:14:32 AM »
Great landing. :salute

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Re: Showing up the P-38 guys.
« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2017, 11:27:38 AM »
By god that's how you fly an airplane!  :salute

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Re: Showing up the P-38 guys.
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2017, 07:47:34 AM »
I now know why I didn't get any credit for smoking you. I was flying the B-17 that took your engine out. Nice job getting back.  :salute
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Re: Showing up the P-38 guys.
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2017, 02:16:15 PM »
probably because he sat there til you towered out!

very well played tactics Devil.

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Re: Showing up the P-38 guys.
« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2017, 10:41:27 AM »
That's my boss for ya!!! He took a bad situation and made it good!!!!!!  :devil :cheers: :salute :salute :salute
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