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We're cut in half! - Tail gunner who stayed firing as the plane split in two

On November 29th, 1943, a large group of B-17 Flying Fortresses were on a mission to take out strategic targets in the ...
WarsofTheWorld on MSN

He's unstoppable - the WWII gunner who refused to die

Flying into the night meant trusting a thin skin of metal, a handful of guns, and the nerve of the man sitting alone at the very back of the bomber. In this episode we follow RAF tail gunner Tom ...
The Atlantic

Tail Gunners, Bridge Trolls, and Gone With The Wind

WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY IS: "The enemy camp" ON AFGHANISTAN WAR: "It has a Rube Goldberg quality." ON AFGHANISTAN WAR STRATEGY: "It sounds more Rube Goldberg than 'Remember the Alamo.'" ON OBAMA: ...