At least one, U.S. Army Air Forces SSgt. Benjamin F. Warner, a waist gunner on the B-17 Flying Fortress, was officially recognized as an ace (minimum of five air-to-air kills), officially credited ...

Six days later—on Christmas Eve, no less—A1C Turner would get his turn to blast his way into the annals of American aerial gunner history. Fratus picks up the story again: “Moore’s B-52D ...

Jerry Duran is sitting at his dining room table, explaining what it’s like to man the ball turret of a B-17 bomber ... initially was assigned to be a waist gunner. But when his buddy groused ...

The Week 34 Serie B games called off today following the death of Pope Francis will now be played on May 13, therefore delaying the end of the season. When the news came through this morning that ...

Fifty-One Missions in a B-24 Liberator." It wasn't to be ... His vision wasn't up to par to become a pilot, so the Air Force made him a waist gunner instead. But don't waist gunners also need ...

What You Need to Know: Airman 1st Class Albert Moore, the last U.S. airman to down an enemy fighter as a B-52 tail gunner, was honored this month at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado.

the massive B-52D that stands uphill from the North Gate of USAFA. The dedication ceremony was hosted by the Air Force Gunners Association. Scores of guests, including friends of the late Airman ...

Boring was shipped to England in 1944, serving in the Eighth Army Air Force in the 368th Bombardment Squadron as a waist gunner on a B-17 called “The Ruptured Duck,” flying missions over Germany.

Staff Sgt. James Boring served in World War II. He was born and raised in southeast Kansas but moved to Wichita and attended East High School before being drafted: https://trib.al/tUpMwqe Another ...