Blankets of Fire: U.S. Bombers Over Japan During World War II |
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... gunners ' com- partment , and the tail gunner's compartment . The first two were con- nected by a 34 - inch ... gunners . Instead , it stationed gunners away from the guns mounted at various positions using a system known as central fire ...
... gunners ' com- partment , and the tail gunner's compartment . The first two were con- nected by a 34 - inch ... gunners . Instead , it stationed gunners away from the guns mounted at various positions using a system known as central fire ...
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... gunners . In the case of the B - 29 , the Sperry proposal included a tail gun without a tail gunner.25 Sperry ... gunners sighted through movable gunsights that transmitted signals to the central fire - control computer , which in turn ...
... gunners . In the case of the B - 29 , the Sperry proposal included a tail gun without a tail gunner.25 Sperry ... gunners sighted through movable gunsights that transmitted signals to the central fire - control computer , which in turn ...
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... gunner , Sergeant James Krantz . Fortunately , he had im- provised a harness that attached him to the bomber , but because of ex- cess slack , held him just outside the aircraft . The two other gunners were unable to pull him back ...
... gunner , Sergeant James Krantz . Fortunately , he had im- provised a harness that attached him to the bomber , but because of ex- cess slack , held him just outside the aircraft . The two other gunners were unable to pull him back ...
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Target for Strategic Bombing | 36 |
Best Bomber | 55 |
Operations | 84 |
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