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.

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 ...

Gameplay in B-17 Gunner is exceedingly straightforward. Six positions in the B-17 are modeled: nose gun, top turret, ball turret, right and left waist guns, and tail guns. You can jump between ...

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 ...

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The airman was the left waist gunner on a B-24D Liberator called "Queen Marlene" when it was attacked by German air forces near Équennes-Éramecourt, France. German forces found the crash site ...

John Simanella is shown fourth from right with his crew of the "Sweet and Lowdown" B-24 bomber ... Falling from the skies Simanella was a waist gunner and photographer, giving him an unenviable ...