The Fires of Ploieşti, A WWII RP

The town was established first in 1596, during the reign of Mihai Viteazul (Michael the Brave). In the 17th and 18th centuries rapidly flourished as a center for trade and handicraft manufacturing. The road connecting Ploieşti to Braşov was opened in 1864, and the railway arrived in 1882. Many schools and hospitals were built around this time. In the mid-19th century, the Ploieşti region was one of the world's leading oil extraction and refinery sites. The city is also remembered as the site of the self-styled Republic of Ploieşti, a short-lived 1870 revolt against the Romanian Monarchy. Between the two World Wars, local industry was boosted by petroleum processing in particular. Major oil companies, most of them foreign, started operations in the city. In 1939, for instance, the 12 refineries of Ploieşti provided 80% of the total petroleum processed in Romania.

Although badly damaged after the 1940 earthquake, the city managed to become the main source of oil for Nazi Germany's war effort during World War II, when Romania was Germany's ally. Thanks to its relative remoteness from airfields, Ploieşti was spared Allied attack until 1943, when the United States Army Air Forces mounted Operation Tidal Wave from North Africa on August 1, bombing the refineries in a massive low altitude strike by 178 B-24 Liberator bombers. It was the most-bombed city in Romania in World War II. Although the raid inflicted heavy damage on the ground, much of the damage was soon fixed. In April 1944, the Allies launched decisive attacks from captured airbases in Italy.

This RP is about the crew of one of those 178 B-24 Liberators.
General characteristics

B-24 Liberator:
Crew: 7-10
Length: 67 ft 8 in (20.6 m)
Wingspan: 110 ft 0 in (33.5 m)
Height: 18 ft 0 in (5.5 m)
Wing area: 1,048 ft² (97.4 m²)
Empty weight: 36,500 lb (16,590 kg)
Loaded weight: 55,000 lb (25,000 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 65,000 lb (29,500 kg)
Powerplant: 4× Pratt & Whitney R-1830 turbosupercharged radial engines, 1,200 hp (900 kW) each
Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0406
Drag area: 42.54 ft² (3.95 m²)
Aspect ratio: 11.55
Performance

Maximum speed: 290 mph (250 knots, 470 km/h)
Cruise speed: 215 mph (187 knots, 346 km/h)
Stall speed: 95 mph (83 knots, 153 km/h)
Combat radius: 2,100 mi (1,800 NM, 3,400 km)
Ferry range: 3,700 mi (3,200 NM, 6,000 km)
Service ceiling 28,000 ft (8,500 m)
Rate of climb: 1,025 ft/min (5.2 m/s)
Wing loading: 52.5 lb/ft² (256 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.0873 hp/lb (144 W/kg)
Lift-to-drag ratio: 12.9
Armament

Guns: 10× .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns
Bombs:

Short range (˜400 mi): 8,000 lb (3,600 kg)
Long range (˜800 mi): 5,000 lb (2,300 kg)
Very long range (˜1,200 mi): 2,700 lb (1,200 kg)

Storyline: Our RP takes place in 1943. Basically, we go through a few missions, winding up with the Ploieşti Raid.
You can choose to be a member of the crew, Airfeild, or a civilian associated with the crew or Field Staff.

Romance. A.O.K. Kisssing Permitted, NO SEX! That is to be discussed privately. Dieing is okay, so long as it's not like murder by another rper. No Godding.

Crew Possibilities:
Pilot(Commander): Avadible
Co-Pilot: Avadible
Navigator: Avadible
Bombadier: Avadible
Front Turret Gunner: Avadable
Belly Turret Gunner: Me
Left Side Fuselage Gunner: Avadible
Right Side Fuselage Gunner: Avadible
Those two guys are buddies, so, better hope you get along with each other.
Tail-End Charlie(Tail Turret Gunner): Avadible
Those are the only for sure roles.

Here's a picture of our girls over Ploieşti.