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A horrible place to be, all around: why being a B-17 tail gunner was one of the worst jobs on the Flying Fortress

Aviation History / Military Aviation

A horrible place to be, all around: why being a B-17 tail gunner was one of the worst jobs on the Flying Fortress

Dario Leone

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BUFF tail gunner tells the story of a scary emergency landing performed by his pilot after their B-52 lost all electronics in monsoon clouds inbound to Vietnam on a bombing mission

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

B-52 Tail Gunner tells the story of when his BUFF had to do an emergency landing after it lost all electronics in monsoon clouds inbound to Vietnam on a bombing mission

Dario Leone

WWII Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots explain why attacking a B-17 formation from behind was like ‘trying to make love to a porcupine that is on fire’

Aviation History / Military Aviation

WWII Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots explain why attacking a B-17 formation from behind was like ‘trying to make love to a porcupine that is on fire’

Dario Leone

Here’s why the B-29 remote controlled turrets were worse than B-17 and B-24 manned turrets in protecting the aircraft from enemy fighters

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Weapons

Here’s why the B-29 remote controlled turrets were worse than B-17 and B-24 manned turrets in protecting the aircraft from enemy fighters

Dario Leone

The B-52 Tail Gunners who shot down two North Vietnamese MiG-21 Fighters and turned the iconic strategic bomber into a MiG Killer

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

Here’s how B-52 Tail Gunners shot down two North Vietnamese MiG-21 Fighters and turned the iconic strategic bomber into a MiG Killer

Dario Leone

Here’s why the B-58 Tail Gun Rounds moved Backwards when They Left the Muzzle

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / Weapons

Here’s why the B-58 Tail Gun Rounds moved Backwards when They Left the Muzzle

Dario Leone

Here's how B-52 tail gunners made of the BUFF a MiG killer

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

B-52D Diamond Lil tail gunner explains how he scored the last confirmed kill by a tail gunner in wartime

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