Why don’t you throw me overboard? I’m just so much extra pounds. Throw me out too.” These were the words of Technical ...
Each B-17 initially carried around 5,000 rounds of ammunition—with the tail gunners and turret gunners having around 1,000 rounds available. According to some sources, the ammunition supply was ...
David Kingsley’s B-17 was about to crash ... Without hesitation, Kingsley removed his chute, fit it to his wounded tail-gunner and helped the man out of the aircraft. As his crew descended ...