B-17 Ball Turret Gunner (Dangerous Jobs in History) January 10, 2022 Unipro2013main Allied Bombers WW2, World War 2 Aviation </p> <h2>Flying a B-17</h2> <p> Flying a B-17 was a very risky job since they were huge, slow and therefore easy targets for enemy aircraft and anti-aircraft defences, who always marked them as primary targets.<br /> Out of the entire crew, the most endangered were the machine gunners housed in overexposed emplacements.<br /> One emplacement in particular carried the greatest risk.<br /> The Position of the underbelly, ball turret gunner.<br /> <br /> Credit to : Simple History</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors -
