10124 U.S.A.A.F. Heavy Bomber Gunner, 1942-45 W. Britain American Revolution Heavily influenced by combat experience

Heavily influenced by combat experience against the Russian T-34 on the East Front

Army dress uniform than the common infantryman’s kit

The soiled clothes were then added and scrubbed over a factory-made washboard with metal or glass scrubbing surface

and entirely lacking military panache

was used by the U

10124 U.S.A.A.F. Heavy Bomber Gunner, 1942-45 W. Britain American Revolution Heavily influenced by combat experienceU. S. A. A. F. Heavy Bomber Gunner, 1942 45 The most dangerous assignment in the most dangerous job of crewing a bomber was that of a gunner. And of all the gunners positions the absolute most dangerous was that of the waist gunner. Manning these crucial battle stations, the two waist gunners were situated back to back making it an awkward and challenging duty. And because a bombers profile offers a large and inviting target, the mortality rate for