SUBMARINE PATROL OVER THE CHANNEL
During the war many bombers were
pressed into service for submarine
and rescue patrols over the Channel
and the North Atlantic. Many B17s
served in this capacity with both
the RAF/RN and the USAAF.
              Mission Orders
Take off from your airfield in England
and climb to you patrol altitude of
5000 feet. Your cruising speed for the
patrol is 140-150 mph (53%-56%) for the
duration of the patrol. Fly to all 
waypoints and bring your patrol bomber
home.
Leg 1: Take off, start climb to 5000 ft,
       turn to course of 70 degrees.
Leg 2: Time - 12:16 turn to new course
       of 97 degrees, maintain 5000 ft.
       Watch for escort joining you.
Leg 3: Time - 12:38 turn to new course
       of 220 degrees, maintain 5000 ft.
       Be alert for enemy fighters.
Leg 4: Time - 13:00 turn to new course
       of 268 degrees, maintain 5000 ft.
Leg 5: Time - 13:28 turn to new course
       of 359 degrees, maintain 5000 ft.
Land at your home base to complete the
patrol.
Note: This is a long and tedious type of
mission. The temptation will be to speed
your way through the course of waypoints
and complete the mission quickly. It is
important that you maintain speeds and
courses to cover your alloted patrol
and to be on station for the alloted 
time. You will miss your escort if you
miss waypoints or run ahead of schedule.
This will lay you open and undefended to
enemy attack.                          
Subpatrl.MIS/TXT created by K. Heitmann
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