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Dr Sarah-Louise Miller 🇺🇦 on X: "Some B-17s and B-24s had a ball turret like this one. The gunner would sit inside to help defend the underside of the aircraft. It was
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In 1943, ball turret gunner Alan Magee's B-17 bomber was hit by flak and began to spin out of control. He fell over four miles without a parachute before crashing through the
The Vintage News - A B-17 ball turret gunner. The turret was very small in order to reduce drag, and was typically operated by the smallest man of the crew. | Facebook
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