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THE GUNS OF THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS

B-17 radio operator didn't have a "turret," just a plexiglass upper panel.

Here's a pretty cool CGI video showing a lot of B-17 guns in action, particularly the ball turret's. B-17Fs of 15th Air Force, late 1943, pre-US fighter escort. Only "live" shots in the thing seem to be the people. Not 100% accurate, but well into the 90% range, and VERY well done. I've watched this over 100 times and picked up something new every time. The music's kick-ass, too. ;)

 
Snake45 said:
B-17 radio operator didn't have a "turret," just a plexiglass upper panel.

Here's a pretty cool CGI video showing a lot of B-17 guns in action, particularly the ball turret's. B-17Fs of 15th Air Force, late 1943, pre-US fighter escort. Only "live" shots in the thing seem to be the people. Not 100% accurate, but well into the 90% range, and VERY well done. I've watched this over 100 times and picked up something new every time. The music's kick-ass, too. ;)

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First and only time i heard the chug of a .50 cal was at my 2nd CAG compound. Had a little firefight across a river. The .50 in the tower shot right across the river. Next day, fighter bomb run
 
Snake45 said:
B-17 radio operator didn't have a "turret," just a plexiglass upper panel.

Here's a pretty cool CGI video showing a lot of B-17 guns in action, particularly the ball turret's. B-17Fs of 15th Air Force, late 1943, pre-US fighter escort. Only "live" shots in the thing seem to be the people. Not 100% accurate, but well into the 90% range, and VERY well done. I've watched this over 100 times and picked up something new every time. The music's kick-ass, too. ;)

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Sabayon is pretty good for that!
 
Snake45 said:
B-17 radio operator didn't have a "turret," just a plexiglass upper panel.

Here's a pretty cool CGI video showing a lot of B-17 guns in action, particularly the ball turret's. B-17Fs of 15th Air Force, late 1943, pre-US fighter escort. Only "live" shots in the thing seem to be the people. Not 100% accurate, but well into the 90% range, and VERY well done. I've watched this over 100 times and picked up something new every time. The music's kick-ass, too. ;)

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The 91 st BG is mentioned, Memphis Belle. I met a volunteer at Tinker AFB, like me volunteer at Hdqrts. Talking one day he was with the 91st, not on aircrafts, guessing mechanic or something else
 
Many years ago I shot skeet with some retired USAF guys who told me they started shooting skeet in training during WWII as it was used to teach the concept of lead to pilots and gunners. I regret not spending more time with those guys to hear more of their experiences. Where I grew up in the midwest many friends and relatives of the previous generation had lost people who had been aircrew in the bombing raids over Europe.
 
HansGruber said:
And that’s a myth. Not true in the slightest.
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I read somewhere that the phrase was first used in a newspaper story. Something about a judge having a shirt made which ended up to big. The seamstress had 9 yards of material and it was said she used the whole nine yards.

Something like that is what I read, been a while though so it's not exact
 
HayesGreener said:
Many years ago I shot skeet with some retired USAF guys who told me they started shooting skeet in training during WWII as it was used to teach the concept of lead to pilots and gunners.
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Every time I hear such a story, I immediately think of the late great gunwriter Dean Grennell. I think maybe that's what he did in WWII--teach skeet to USAAF gunners--or maybe he wrote a story about it, or something. I've had this connection in my head for half a century now; apparently it came from somewhere. :confused:
 
" How much ammo would a waist gunner carry on a mission? Cans of, etc"
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Jimmy Stewart was a B17 pilot and flew 20 combat missions. He later became a Brigadier General in the USAF Reserve. He even flew bombing missions over Vietnam as a crew member. After he retired, he came to dedicate a new wing of the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB. I was assigned to be his close protection agent while he was there. He was the same person off screen as on, voice and all. One of my all time heroes.
 
HayesGreener said:
Jimmy Stewart was a B17 pilot and flew 20 combat missions. He later became a Brigadier General in the USAF Reserve. He even flew bombing missions over Vietnam as a crew member. After he retired, he came to dedicate a new wing of the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB. I was assigned to be his close protection agent while he was there. He was the same person off screen as on, voice and all. One of my all time heroes.
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Was he B-17s? Or 24s? Never knew
Thanks
 
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