Gunner: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Turrets and Gun Positions

Inside the gunners' turrets of World War II's finest fighter aircraft In this superb book, aviation experts Donald Nijboer and Dan Patterson expose the firing positions of World War II aircraft and show the gunners' turrets in which so many young airmen fought and died. Here are the stories from veteran gunners that describe in spirited detail what it was like to fly in and fight from World War II's classic aircraft. Gunner provides documented accounts of men who learned to shoot at moving targets from a moving platform, facing the terrible odds of survival in this highly dangerous combat environment. Aircraft profiled include: Boeing B-17 Superfortress Messerschmitt ME 410 Avro Lancaster Grumman TBF Avenger Douglas A-20 Havoc Ilyushin IL-2 Shturmovik Bristol Blenheim The author examines the role each aircraft played in the war and veterans describe in spirited detail what it was like to fly and fight in the war's most renowned aircraft. When I was a kid I wanted to be a waist gunner.