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Gunner

An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Turrets and Gun Positions

by (author) Donald Nijboer

photographs by Dan Patterson

Publisher
Boston Mills Press
Initial publish date
Aug 2006
Category
History, Aviation, World War II
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550464863
    Publish Date
    Aug 2006
    List Price
    $24.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781550463323
    Publish Date
    Jul 2001
    List Price
    $49.95

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Description

Inside the gunners' turrets of World War II's finest fighter aircraft

In this superb book, aviation experts Donald Nijboer and Dan Patterson expose the firing positions of World War II aircraft and show the gunners' turrets in which so many young airmen fought and died. Here are the stories from veteran gunners that describe in spirited detail what it was like to fly in and fight from World War II's classic aircraft.

Gunner provides documented accounts of men who learned to shoot at moving targets from a moving platform, facing the terrible odds of survival in this highly dangerous combat environment. Aircraft profiled include:

  • Boeing B-17 Superfortress
  • Messerschmitt ME 410
  • Avro Lancaster
  • Grumman TBF Avenger
  • Douglas A-20 Havoc
  • Ilyushin IL-2 Shturmovik
  • Bristol Blenheim

About the authors

Donald Nijboer is co-author, with photographer Dan Patterson, of Cockpit: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Interiors, Gunner: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Turrets and Gun Positions and Cockpits of the Cold War. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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Editorial Reviews

Original, high quality photographs and artwork to illustrate the business ends of 37 WWII combat aircraft... a winner.

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