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Asheridge (420 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Force and the Royal Australian Air Force. There was only one survivor, the rear gunner, William Hart. A memorial service and dedication of a plaque took place

George Clayton Abel (286 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

approximately sixty yards before he realized that one member of the crew, the rear gunner, was missing. The aircraft was blazing furiously and ammunition was

No. 466 Squadron RAAF (1,651 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

(sources differ). The crew reported seeing a brilliant flash after the rear gunner, Sergeant Angus, opened fire on it and the Junkers was claimed as probably

Dwight Ross (1,101 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

blazing wreckage and endeavoured in vain to swing the turret to release the rear gunner. Although the port tail plane was blazing furiously, Air Commodore

Messerschmitt Bf 110 (5,247 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

defence (later variants would replace the MG FFs with MG 151s and the rear gunner station would be armed with the twin-barreled MG 81Z). Development

Supermarine Seamew (1,128 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

of the lower wing, and the rear gunner was aft of the lower wing. A second design, dated 5 January 1925, moved the rear gunner closer to the mainplanes

Ilyushin Il-10 (3,445 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

consisting of four 23 mm NS-23 cannons in the wings and a 20 mm cannon for the rear gunner. Il-10 production ended in 1949, after a run of 4,600 aircraft; in

Distinguished Flying Medal (1,391 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

target area the aircraft was hit by machine gun fire from a fighter. The rear gunner was killed and Sergeant Marsh was wounded in the legs. Although in

No. 630 Squadron RAF (524 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Flight sergeant J Morgan, the rear gunner of an Avro Lancaster of No. 630 Squadron at RAF East Kirkby, checks his guns before taking off on a night raid

Polikarpov VIT-1 (548 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

armed with a 20 mm (0.79 in) ShVAK cannon with 10° of vertical travel. The rear gunner/radio operator sat behind the pilot in a manually operated turret armed

No. 582 Squadron RAF (599 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

alongside other 582 Squadron aircrew. Of those on board the aircraft, only the rear gunner survived the attack. List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons Moyes

Hannover CL.II (546 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

with the rear fuselage structure and a biplane tail unit that allowed the rear gunner to have a larger field of fire aft when defending the aircraft. Smaller

John Hannah (VC) (924 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

intense anti-aircraft fire, starting a fire which spread quickly. The rear gunner and navigator had to bail out and Sergeant Hannah could have acted

Arado E.340 (479 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

booms and tail arrangement. Also similarly, this would have provided the rear gunner with a clear range of fire directly behind. The fuselage extended forwards

Kimberley, Nottinghamshire (1,115 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Superbike Champion, 1992, 2001 and 2004 Sergeant Richard Bolitho was the Rear Gunner on a Lancaster bomber which crashed with the loss of the whole crew

Northrop YA-13 (537 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Browning machine guns and 1 × flexible .30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun for the rear gunner Bombs: Provisions for up to 1,100 lb (500 kg) of bombs mounted on wing

Piaggio P.3 (275 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

gunner manned a machine gun mounted in a cockpit in front of them, and the rear gunner manned two machine guns, one in an amidships cockpit behind the pilots

Gotha G.IV (1,102 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

relatively large airplane. Experience with the earlier G.III showed that the rear gunner could not efficiently operate both the dorsal and ventral positions

Ilyushin Il-16 (697 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

pair of 7.62 mm (0.3 in) ShKAS machine guns in the outer wing panels. The rear gunner was given a 20 mm (0.8 in) Berezin UB-20. A cassette of ten AG-2 aerial

Samochód pancerny wz. 29 (286 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the commander), and another 7.92 mm MG in the hull rear (operated by the rear gunner). Although this arrangement helped to achieve good balance of the turret

Polikarpov VIT-2 (655 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

armed with a 20 mm (0.79 in) ShVAK cannon with 10° of vertical travel. The rear gunner/radio operator sat in a manually operated turret armed with another

De Havilland DH.72 (536 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

projecting well beyond the fixed surfaces. The elevators were split and the rear gunner sat between them in the extreme tail. The fuselage was flat-sided,

Gotha G.V (870 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the lower gun, providing a slot in the upper fuselage that allowed the rear gunner to remain stationary. The G.V entered service in August 1917. For the

Polikarpov SPB (D) (686 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

62 mm (0.300 in) ShKAS machine gun for the bombardier/navigator while the rear gunner had a retractable 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Berezin UB dorsal gun and a ventral

Caproni Ca.2 (452 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

central nacelle (front gunner, two pilots and rear gunner-mechanic). The rear gunner manned upper machine guns, standing over the central engine in a protective

Boeing GA-1 (1,001 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

semi-enclosed cockpit with armored shutters for forward vision, and the rear gunner in an open dorsal position. The engines were carried in mid-wing nacelles

Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.4 (570 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

engines, and did not include the rear cockpit. The intention was to put the rear gunner in an elevated section mounted above the wings, accessible by a ladder

Bombing of Mannheim in World War II (1,610 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Then there was a great mushroom of smoke. When I turned away finally, the rear-gunner said he could still see a dull red glow remaining for some time. — An

Trunk Monkey (374 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

from their vehicles. Canadian Army, Armoured Corps in Afghanistan, The Rear Gunner in a Leopard 1 Armoured Recovery Vehicle (Taurus) was often referred

Richard Quine (2,876 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Peters, and was in Stand by for Action (1942) and the propaganda short The Rear Gunner (1943). Walter Wanger borrowed Quine for We've Never Been Licked (1943)

Savoia-Marchetti SM.91 (759 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

wings, close to the fuselage. Another machine gun was provided for the rear gunner. Total bomb load was 1,640 kg (3,620 lb) or a torpedo. The prototype

PZL.49 Miś (995 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

kołyska (Polish: bassinet, typically called a gondola in English). The rear gunner sat in a fuselage turret with a 20mm cannon or four 7.92 mm PWU wz

SNCAC NC.510 (902 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

fabric-covered. A rear-facing glazed enclosure over the wing trailing edge held the rear gunner/radio operator. A transverse metal structure within the fuselage connected

Nellis Air Force Base (5,038 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

More than 45,000 B-17 gunners were trained; the USAAF training movie The Rear Gunner was filmed at the airfield in 1943. The 82d Flying Training Wing (Flexible

Ilyushin Il-20 (1948) (1,161 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

cannon, two 23 mm guns and six underwing rockets. Most studies placed the rear gunner in a dorsal turret separated from the cockpit by the main fuel tank

Moskalyev SAM-7 Sigma (526 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

ended behind the trailing edge with a glazed and enclosed position for the rear gunner. It had conventional, retractable landing gear with single landing

Mitsubishi Ki-30 (1,222 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

fuselage. The pilot sat just above the leading edge of the wing, and the rear-gunner/radio-operator just behind the wing trailing edge, in a long "greenhouse"

Wibault 220 (792 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

also in an open cockpit, which was built into the wing leading edge; the rear gunner/observer's position was a little behind the trailing edge, equipped

Ilyushin Il-22 (1,501 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

like the even more complex systems in use on the B-29 Superfortress. The rear gunner was placed at the very tail of the Il-22 to optimize his field of fire

Caproni Ca.5 (606 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

central nacelle (front gunner, two pilots and rear gunner-mechanic). The rear gunner manned upper machine guns, standing upon the central engine in a protective

Nieuport-Delage NiD 590 (1,061 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

wide rearward and downward view even from the back of the cabin where the rear gunner sat with a twin Lewis gun on a flexible mount. The tail was conventional

Yakovlev Yak-2 (1,277 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

The rear decking of the fuselage was hinged to pivot down to allow the rear gunner to use his gun. Factory No. 1 produced the first pre-production BB-22

No. 49 Squadron RAF (1,663 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the ground. A visiting crew member called Pierson managed to pull the rear gunner from the wreckage but he died a few hours later of his injuries. The

Junkers Ju 87 (19,339 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

K 47 in 1932, double vertical stabilisers were introduced to give the rear gunner a better field of fire. The main, and what was to be the most distinctive

Ilyushin DB-3 (2,322 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

by the bombardier-navigator and the two others protecting the rear. The rear gunner manned both the gun in the SU dorsal turret and the gun in an LU ventral

The Machine Gunners (772 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

plane. They miss but the plane is shot down. The pilot is killed but the rear gunner, Rudi Gerlath, bails out. He discovers the children's hidden fortress

All American (aircraft) (1,244 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

right tailplane was the only thing keeping the tail section, housing the rear gunner, attached to the aircraft. The fighter broke apart, leaving some pieces

Supermarine Seagull (1921) (1,880 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

machine gun. The radio operator was located just behind the wing, while the rear gunner position was further back still. The majority of the aircraft was constructed

Vickers Wellington (8,034 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

December 1940 and ditched in Loch Ness. All the occupants survived except the rear gunner, who was killed when his parachute failed to open. The aircraft was

The Blue Max (5,046 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

incapacitates the rear gunner. Instead of downing the defenseless aircraft, he signals the pilot to fly to the German base. As they near the airfield, the rear gunner

German submarine U-459 (1,069 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

of the boat. The damage was so severe that she had to be scuttled. The rear gunner of the Wellington, Sergeant A A Turner, was the only survivor of the

Lioré et Olivier LeO 8 (882 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

5 sq ft) to the wing area. There was a sprung steel skid under the tail. The rear gunner operated a mounted pair of Lewis guns and provision was made for a

Caproni Ca.3 (1,032 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

central nacelle (front gunner, two pilots and rear gunner-mechanic). The rear gunner manned upper machine guns, standing upon the central engine in a protective

Ilyushin Il-2 (7,848 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

on both sides as well as up to 65 mm (2.6 in) thick glass sections, the rear gunner was provided with 6 mm (0.24 in) thick armour, effective only against

Montagu Dawson (446 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

counter-attack resulted in Dawson's aircraft being badly damaged and the rear-gunner being seriously injured. Dawson then crawled to the rear of the aircraft

RAF Scampton (7,595 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

fire. Both Hannah's position and that of the rear gunner were engulfed in fire, and although the rear gunner had bailed out, Hannah elected to remain

Target for Tonight (1,626 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

plane and injures one of their crew members in the leg (in the novel, the rear gunner rather than the radio operator). They have trouble holding altitude

Schneider Sch-10M (591 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

trailing edge. To improve the defence against attacks from below, the rear gunner could also fire through a trapdoor in the floor. The two beams were

John Joseph Malone (825 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Malone's pilot report states, in part: ... after a burst of fire the rear gunner (Observer) dropped down into his cockpit but soon came up again and

The Rock Pool (705 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Second World War, Nigel Richards served with the RAF. In 1944, he was the rear gunner of a Lancaster bomber (JA905), commanded by Flight Lieutenant Jack

George Thompson (VC) (429 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

to report to the pilot. The crippled aircraft finally crash-landed; the rear gunner survived and made a full recovery but the mid-upper gunner died. Flight

Bolkhovitinov S (943 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

(220 lb) bombs were carried vertically in a bay between the pilot and the rear gunner-navigator, under a common canopy. The state testing began on March

Robert Palmer (RAF officer) (642 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

seen spiralling to earth in flames and only one member of his crew, the rear gunner, escaped with his life. The squadron lost a Lancaster and a Mosquito

Frederick Tees (560 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Sergeant Tees, who was 20 years old at the time of the raid, was the rear gunner in Lancaster AJ-C, piloted by Pilot Officer Warner Ottley, in the third

No. 12 Squadron RAF (3,452 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

through a web of tracer from ground fire and was hit by a Bf 109, then the rear gunner damaged the German fighter. The port fuel tank caught fire, the pilot

Douglas TBD Devastator (3,610 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

armament consisted of a .30 in (7.62 mm) Browning machine gun for the rear gunner. Fitted in the starboard side of the cowling was either a .30 in (7

Short Sunderland (10,114 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

for any signs of a missing airliner, BOAC Flight 777. At 1900 hours, the rear gunner saw the Ju 88s, which belonged to V.Kampfgeschwader 40 and were led

No. 500 Squadron RAF (2,407 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

badly damaged the Hudson, forcing it to ditch, with only Ensor and the rear gunner being rescued. Two more U-boats were attacked that day, and another

Helmut Dilthey (550 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

of No. 107 Squadron RAF over Lille, France. It is uncertain whether the rear gunner hit him, or whether he was hit by his own side's antiaircraft fire

Mo Shapir (427 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

raid. The crew bailed out over Aldershot in England. One of the crew (the rear gunner who had not bailed out) died, and another two were wounded (including

James E. Swett (1,928 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

harbor. After he had downed two, and while he was evading fire from the rear gunner of the third, the left wing of his F4F Wildcat was holed by U.S. antiaircraft

Ilyushin Il-28 (4,034 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Finnish colors, showing the tail mounted gun turret with a window for the rear gunner. This aircraft was configured as a target tug; the device containing

Avro Lancaster (15,106 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

spars for the tailplane. At the extreme tail-end of the fuselage, the rear gunner sat in his exposed position in the tail turret, which was entered through

Leslie Manser (759 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

did not escape the flak until he was clear of the city. By this time the rear gunner was wounded, the front cabin full of smoke and the port engine overheating

Alf Hedge (799 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

engines caught fire and Hedge ordered the crew to abandon the aircraft. The rear gunner was able to leave the aircraft by parachute; he saw one of the wings

HMS Vindex (D15) (2,186 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

(believed to be caused by faulty safety clips) and during the attack the rear gunner in the Swordfish was killed by the U-boats anti-aircraft guns. The

Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne (4,561 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

World's Aircraft, 1969–70 General characteristics Crew: 2 (pilot in the rear, gunner/co-pilot to the front) Length: 54 ft 8 in (16.66 m) Height: 13 ft 8

LWS-6 Żubr (2,670 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

additional crew member took place in the pilot's cockpit on folding seat. The rear gunner operated a semi-retractable upper dorsal turret armed with twin machine

Norman Williams (RAAF officer) (624 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

for England on the troopship Strathallan in March 1942. He became the rear gunner in the Halifax bomber piloted by Des Smith in No. 10 Squadron RAF in

Geoffrey Dhenin (794 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

aircraft disintegrated on impact and immediately burst into flames. The rear gunner was injured and trapped in his crushed turret, being pinned down by

Potez 630 (4,580 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

200 kg (440 lb) -class bombs. There was no bombardier position, as the rear gunner was supposed to direct the bombing run through a periscopic bombsight

Nairana-class escort carrier (3,931 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

explode believed to be caused by faulty safety clips, during the attack the rear gunner in the Swordfish was killed by the U-boats anti-aircraft guns. The

Bernard Green (British Army officer) (596 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

on his first mission over Denmark in July 1940. Green was operating the rear gunner position flying with the 44th squadron. In the early hours of 20 July

Vickers Vimy (4,426 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

tailplanes also differed. The defensive armament was increased, giving the rear gunner two separate guns; these changes would be standardised on production

Bristol Beaufighter (7,931 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

centre section was similar apart from certain fittings. The areas for the rear gunner and bomb-aimer were removed, leaving only the pilot in a fighter-type

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver (4,681 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

replaced by a bigger pneumatic tire for use on landing strips; and the rear gunner station and its twin MGs were deleted, as no aerial opposition existed

Battle of the Coral Sea (23,242 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Shigeo Ishizuka with Petty Officer Third Class Masayoshi Kawazoe as the rear gunner/observer (Werneth, p. 66). Both were killed. Sixteen survivors from

Helmuth Pohle (500 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

engine was hit at around 14:55 the attack by the Spitfire injured the rear gunner and radio operator. Nine Ju 88s were intercepted by three Spitfires

James Allen Ward (2,753 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

110, which secured hits with cannon-shell and incendiary bullets. The rear gunner was wounded in the foot but delivered a burst of fire sending the enemy

Larry Siegert (1,207 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

one of which did further damage. The other was probably shot down by the rear gunner. During a total of four attacks, the aircraft was still being engaged

RAF slang (2,540 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

standards (named after Sweeny Todd) Tail–end Charlie – nickname for the rear gunner in a bomber aircraft. Tin fish – a torpedo. Trenchard Brat – an aircraft

William Reid (VC) (1,881 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

This time, the enemy's fire raked the bomber from stem to stern. The rear gunner replied with his only serviceable gun but the state of his turret made

Aviation in World War I (7,800 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

aircraft. A tactic used by enemy fighter aircraft to avoid fire from the rear gunner was to attack from slightly below the rear of two-seaters, as the tail

Gwyn Martin (747 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Martin during a visit to Norway in 1964 along with the remains of the rear gunner.) Flight Sergeant Don Taylor and Flight Sergeant Harry Dalziel were

Joe Foss (4,738 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

"Rufe" and 2 F1M2 "Petes" destroyed (Cactus), but was shot down by the rear gunner of a Pete he shot down. Postwar records show the Japanese lost only

Daniel Everett (RAF officer) (1,374 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

turret was smashed and later broke away taking with it the body of the rear gunner flying officer Raymond Salvoni, DFC, who was believed to have been

RAF Advanced Air Striking Force (16,113 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

around the rear gunner [25 lb (11 kg)] and another 80 lb (36 kg) of ventral (underside) armour. Only the 25 lb (11 kg) armour plate for the rear gunner needed

Patrick Langford (1,419 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

of the crew, the pilot was taken prisoner unhurt but Langford and the rear gunner were taken prisoner seriously injured. He had baled out with his parachute

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (11,401 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

above, then dived, opening fire with 13mm and 20mm guns to knock out the rear gunner and then, at about 150 metres, we tried to engage with the MK 108 30mm

Meads (2,603 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the Royal Eastbourne golf course, close to the end of Gaudick Road. The rear gunner, Feldwebel Richard Schurk, came down in the sea off Holywell and was

Operation Oyster (5,977 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

run, a pilot never flew straight and level over enemy territory and the rear gunner kept watch. The gunner would fire his .303 machine guns but accuracy

Vladimír Nedvěd (1,162 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

rescuing the pilot Nedvěd returned to the burning wreckage to aid the rear gunner. The fire was worsening and part of their bomb load exploded, still

Grand Slam (bomb) (7,884 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

squadrons of 1 Group, which found that they restricted the view of the rear-gunner; the radar gun laying device was also unable to discriminate between

Wonsan-Sunchon UFO incident (905 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

B-29 Superfortress was travelling at 20,000 feet over Wonsan when the rear gunner and fire control man in the waist of the plane both spotted an unusual

Flight with disabled controls (3,886 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

B-17F together is the metal frame connecting the tail section and the rear gunner. This caused the rudder, electricals, oxygens systems to be damaged

RAF Bomber Command aircrew of World War II (12,351 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

power-operated rear-mounted turret in the tail section of the aircraft, the "rear gunner". The structure and strength of the aircraft meant it could withstand

Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (9,019 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

aircraft had been shot down over Belgium, killing all on board save the rear gunner. By the end of 1942, Schnaufer's total stood at seven, with three victories

Buckingham Army Airfield (2,971 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. OCLC 57007862, 1050653629 The Rear Gunner (1943)

Paddy Finucane (9,506 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the glare prevented the British pilots from gaining a clear view. The rear gunner was also firing accurately, hitting Finucane's fighter with a few well-placed

Broadway Brevities (409 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Jean Negulesco (director); Edward Dunstedter (writer) February 27 The Rear Gunner Gordon Hollingshead (producer); Ray Enright (director); music: Howard

List of recipients of the George Medal, 1940s (2,748 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

take-off. The crew evacuated the burning aircraft, but Abel realized that the rear gunner was still trapped inside. Despite the imminent danger of an explosion

Kanalkampf (18,983 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

men. A Henschel Hs 126 was shot down by 145 Squadron Hurricanes but the rear gunner killed one of the British pilots; both German airmen were posted missing

Hans-Joachim Jabs (4,921 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

British bomber, he had to approach without being detected. If seen by the rear gunner the plane would evade, and it was almost impossible to find it again

Peter Stanley James (2,480 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

aircraft and it was largely his skilful manoeuvring which enabled the rear gunner to beat off the attacks with the loss to (the) enemy of one and probably

Convoy OA 178 (2,931 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

begin to pull out of the dive. As the Stuka recovered from its dive, the rear-gunner opened fire to keep heads down; the raid took four minutes. As gunners

Radar in World War II (22,065 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

(200 MHz). The Pe-3 fighter was a two-place aircraft, with the pilot and the rear gunner/radio operator seated back to back. The radar was designed as another

Mick Ensor (4,435 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

all bailed out, Ensor being the last to exit the aircraft. He and the rear gunner were quickly collected by Royal Navy sloops, but the bomb aimer and

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 operational history (11,481 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

above, then dived, opening fire with 13mm and 20mm guns to knock out the rear gunner and then, at about 150 metres, we tried to engage with the MK 108 30mm

Operation Ramrod 16 (6,492 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

off. The navigator, Flying Officer T. A. Penn, was badly wounded and the rear gunner, Flight-Sergeant T. W. J. Warner was mortally wounded but got forward