The B-52 crews were able to claim the bragging rights of a 2:0 kill ratio against their nimbler aerial adversaries. Though they’ve never gotten the glory that fighter pilots have, aerial gunners on ...

Bundled against temperatures as low as –60° F, aerial gunners struggled to protect their B-17s from German fighters. National Museum Of The USAF The problem was deadly serious: In 1943, U.S. bombers ...

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Fresh out of training, the only female aerial gunner assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron arrived here. After graduating from East Valley High School in 2010, Airman 1st ...

CINCU TRAINING AREA, Romania -- Soldiers from Bravo Company, 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, are honing skills in a week ...

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Vanessa Dobos is a gunner on a USAF AC-130 gunship. She has seen action in Iraq and Afghanistan. She likes long walks on the beach, men who aren't afraid to cry and puppies. Her dislikes include feed ...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Air Force’s last B-52 Stratofortress (BUFF) aerial defensive gunner will retire here Friday May 12, 2017, marking the end of an era. Twenty-five years ...

Documentary-style drama on training of aerial rear gunners in World War II. Private PeeWee Williams, a Kansas farm boy, transforms his home-grown shooting skills into those necessary to an aerial ...

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