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  1. The most famous aerial gunner was probably Clark Gable – MGM’s biggest earner when WWII began. Following his wife’s death in an air crash while returning from a war bonds tour, a devastated Gable decided to enlist.

  2. Aerial Gunner is a 1943 American black-and-white World War II propaganda film produced by William C. Thomas and William H. Pine, who also directed. The film stars Chester Morris , Richard Arlen , and Jimmy Lydon .

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Air_gunnerAir gunner - Wikipedia

    An air gunner or aerial gunner is a member of a military aircrew who operates flexible-mount or turret-mounted machine guns or autocannons in an aircraft. Modern aircraft weapons are usually operated automatically without the need for a dedicated air gunner, but older generation (World War II and earlier) bombers used to carry up to ...

  4. May 21, 2019 · Learn about the duties, qualifications, and training of an aerial gunner in the Air Force. An aerial gunner operates and maintains airborne weapons systems and equipment for helicopters and gunships.

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  5. Oct 22, 2020 · The United States Army Air Force’s daylight bombing campaign in Europe involved thousands of bombers, and tens of thousands of crewmen. While there were pilots, crew chiefs, radiomen, bombardiers, and navigators on planes like the B-17, about 40 percent of the crew were aerial gunners.

  6. Jan 1, 2012 · The gunners who manned these weapons were enlisted personnel. They were the only enlisted airmen in a B-52 crew. Turner was the gunner on a B-52D from U Tapao airfield, Thailand, on a Dec. 18, 1972, mission to bomb targets near Hanoi during Linebacker II, the Vietnam War’s last major air campaign.

  7. Aug 14, 2021 · 71.8K subscribers. Subscribed. 646. 79K views 2 years ago. Watch the 1943 Hollywood classic movie, Aerial Gunner. Old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight for the...

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