10124 U.S.A.A.F. Heavy Bomber Gunner, 1942-45 W. Britain American Revolution 10051 - General “Black Jack”

10051 - General “Black Jack” Pershing 1917-18

Airborne Division at Arnhem ended up killed

and entirely lacking military panache

By 1939 the first-line combat aircraft of the major powers were all-metal monoplanes with retractable landing gear

10124 U.S.A.A.F. Heavy Bomber Gunner, 1942-45 W. Britain American Revolution 10051 - General “Black Jack”U. S. A. A. F. Heavy Bomber Gunner, 1942 45 The most dangerous assignment in the most dangerous job of crewing a bomber was that of a gunner. And of all the gunners positions the absolute most dangerous was that of the waist gunner. Manning these crucial battle stations, the two waist gunners were situated back to back making it an awkward and challenging duty. And because a bombers profile offers a large and inviting target, the mortality rate for