B-17 Ball turrets
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Hambden Bob
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Thanx! Looks like these Boys had their hands full on the long relay to Berlin... Quite the Dedicated Lot!
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scalabro
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Those crews had balls the size of watermelons.
Having been belted in and the hatch closed, in a restored functioning turret, was NOT fun in the least bit. I cannot imagine being in it and having to deal with pissed off Luftwaffe Aces defending their homeland
The average life of a ‘17 ball gunner was 10 minutes after they were over the English Channel
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Having been belted in and the hatch closed, in a restored functioning turret, was NOT fun in the least bit. I cannot imagine being in it and having to deal with pissed off Luftwaffe Aces defending their homeland
The average life of a ‘17 ball gunner was 10 minutes after they were over the English Channel
.