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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1943
Page
15
The ball turret gunner rides the bottom blister in the glass goldfish bow. He sits on the floor with feet in stirrups above his head and shares space with parachute gear. He endures cramped quarters and fumes from .50 caliber guns requiring oxygen to prevent fainting during flight.
A wartime piece explains that the bomber crew must avoid staying in the turret during take offs and landings to prevent undercarriage collapse. Gunners ride in the fuselage until action, then crouch in the turret if enemy air attack is possible.
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