![In 1943, ball turret gunner Alan Magee's B-17 bomber was hit by flak and began to spin out of control. He fell over four miles without a parachute before crashing through the In 1943, ball turret gunner Alan Magee's B-17 bomber was hit by flak and began to spin out of control. He fell over four miles without a parachute before crashing through the](https://i.redd.it/18hwt9gmcxa81.jpg)
In 1943, ball turret gunner Alan Magee's B-17 bomber was hit by flak and began to spin out of control. He fell over four miles without a parachute before crashing through the
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In God I Trust: The Story of WWII B-17 Ball Turret Gunner Frank Perez – World War 2 History Short Stories
![The Ball Turret on a B-17 Bomber circa 1943. The brave Gunners operating this small claustrophobic contraption had to endure sub-zero temperatures, hours spent breathing through an oxygen mask and cramping in The Ball Turret on a B-17 Bomber circa 1943. The brave Gunners operating this small claustrophobic contraption had to endure sub-zero temperatures, hours spent breathing through an oxygen mask and cramping in](https://i.redd.it/f7y8o33a3u1a1.jpg)