B-17 Bomber Crew Positions Explained
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- The intent of this video is to provide an introduction to the WWII B-17 bomber Crew positions. Topics include:
1. B-17 Bomber Bombardier
2. B-17 Bomber Navigator
3. B-17 Bomber Pilot and copilot
4. B-17 Bomber Flight Engineer top Turret Gunner
5. B-17 Bomber radio Room Operator
6. B-17 Bomber Ball Turret Gunner
7. B-17 Bomber Waist gunners right and left
8. B-17 Bomber Tail gunner
My Dad had a private pilot’s license as a teenager and flew extensively in biplanes. Was 18 in 1943 and served in the USAAC was in training to be a B-17 pilot when the war ended.
My daddy was a bombardier/navigator based in England. This is the best source of info on the B-17 I’ve found. Thank you! 🇺🇸
my father loved that airplane always ,,said it saved his life mere then once,,good for your father ,,faced it bravely
My uncle was a radio operator in England - 8th Air Force
@@chipboyle3616 my father was also,,,48 missions ,,15th AF B17G
@@richardsmith2684 my Uncle was in the 94th bomber group. He did over 30 missions!
My 20-year-old dad was a radio operator. He flew out of Africa and bombed Italy, from September through December of 1944. He was awarded the Air Medal 4 times. Never talked much about the war with the exception of seeing newsreels on the TV show, 20th Century, when he would recognize battles. I was named after his pilot who he said was phenomenal and was the reason he survived his service.
as was my father,,,,they may have trained together at Scott afb in radio school ,,also gunnery at Yuma,,my dad also said the same about his pilot,,,,well done to them both,,,,48 Missions 2nd Bmb group,,15th AF,,mid 1944
@@richardsmith2684 My dad, T/Sgt Ralph D Wells was assigned to the 459th BG 757th Squadron. His missions were between August and December of 44. He never mentioned gunnery training but did mention New Mexico where he received his radio training and met his future fraternity brother and brother-in-law, Robert Harris who flew out of Hethel England with the 8th Air Force. I have misplaced his flight records but do know he was awarded the air medal, 4 times.
Scott afb was in illinois,,obviously a lot of training going on at multiple places,,,,yuma was a gunnery school,aerial,,then met his future crew ,went over in august,,,15htnAF,,@@jeffwells8646 49th Bomb squad,,they no doubt flew at the same time ,same targets,,so fortunate for us ,,our families they survived,,,,,yes many well deserved air medals,,,not enough decorations for them,,I always remembered my fathers wings and how proud he was of them ,,on his uniform in the photos,,,my own prized decoration on my army uniform is the Combat infantryman badge,,,our fathers were true men of history,,,,best to you and your family,,
same briefings together,,,,,,,,,,,,
Your videos are so good, it is like you were actually there ...
Great vid! Gramps was MSgt engineer 8/12/15th 301st BG 419sq
Now I love this video. Don't get me wrong, its jam-packed full of good information.
I just wanna say that I'm proud of your progress as a presenter. It's clear that you've gotten more comfortable with the microphone over time. I'm excited to see your continual improvement! You're going great work! Keep it up man
As a young guy I got the book B17 by Jablonski...? I read it till the spine gave out...these vids bring me back to the beginning of my journey and topped up my tanks of curiosity and amazement.
good early book
The bombsight is a Norden bombsight. "Norden" with a "d", not a "t". "Norton" bombsight with a "t" is incorrect - it's Norden, with a "d".
Great informational videos. Keep up the good work!!
Interesting. I hope you do one of these for the B-24 and hopefully some of the medium bombers.
My plan and will be to get the the B-24, after the B-17, and B-29.
Love the detail you put into this video!
Thanks so much!
Amazing video, thank you
In the F model, don't forget that one, and even two in some A/C, there were .50 cal MGs installed in the forward Plexiglas nose.
some field rigged ,,some modified for the firepower until the chin turret in the g model,,,The 50 M2 is in use today,,,,,my recon cav unit had a few in viet including one jeep mounted ,,it would about lift the front wheels,,,,i fired one on a tripod at ft knox in training,,otr held on LOL
yes field ordiance installed,,,
You should check out the book Bombs Away: The Story of a Bomber Team, by John Steinbeck. Gives a good rundown of the training and selection of all the crew positions.
Amazing vid! Just found you recently and I am hooked! Do you plan on covering only WW2 bombers? Or would you eventually branch out into other generations?
Plan is to address WWII vintage bombers.
Is the s/n real? B-17G, serial number 43-38545, attached to the 401st Bombardment Squadron of the 91st Bombardment Group
What sane human being would ever get inside a ball turret gunner’s position?
A short one,….
The position was actually one of the safest. Not by much, but.... And short, yes. And of course, they didn't spend the whole trip in it.
Do video games count? 😄👍🇨🇦✌️