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How a B-17 Gunner Did the Impossible

On May 1, 1943, ball turret gunner Maynard Smith faced a life-or-death situation over German-occupied France. Despite his small stature and difficult personality, Smith fought raging fires, defended ...
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Ball turret gunner forced to bail out of his B-17.

WWII Veteran Lester Schrenk joined the U.S. Army Air Forces on his 19th birthday in November 1942. He was assigned to the ...