Flying Fortress Gunner: B-17 Ball Turret Gunner Bob Harper's 35 Combat Missions Over Germany (Cullen Bill)(Pevná vazba)
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At 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighing just 110 pounds, Bob Harper was below the minimum size requirements for US military service. As the demand for manpower increased, rules were bent, Harper's deferment was retracted, and he was drafted into the Army.
Harper was deployed to the European front and survived 35 combat missions as a B-17 ball turret gunner. Based at airfields in England, Bob and the 381st Bomb Group flew brutal missions over heavily defended industrial centers in Germany. Harper was shot down twice and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Bob recounts amazing stories, from bailing out of a battle damaged bomber, to the bomber near perfectly landing itself in a nearby field, to a battle fatigued crewmember departing a taxying (for takeoff on another mission) aircraft on the runway, and attempting to flee the scene.
Through his
Harper was deployed to the European front and survived 35 combat missions as a B-17 ball turret gunner. Based at airfields in England, Bob and the 381st Bomb Group flew brutal missions over heavily defended industrial centers in Germany. Harper was shot down twice and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Bob recounts amazing stories, from bailing out of a battle damaged bomber, to the bomber near perfectly landing itself in a nearby field, to a battle fatigued crewmember departing a taxying (for takeoff on another mission) aircraft on the runway, and attempting to flee the scene.
Through his
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