Guns in the Sky

{detailed description}After hours of searching the night-sky over Germany for the tell-tale shadows that might at any moment solidify into a Luftwaffe nightfighter, how did an air gunner feel when a Messerschmitt or Dornier finally slid into his sights? What thoughts occupied the mind of an American tail-gunner in his lonely vigil aboard a `Superfortress' on a bombing raid over Japan? How did any air gunner react to being the only member of the aircrew capable of fighting back, the man on whom his comrades depended for their survival?
Here, through scores of personal accounts, from Americans, Britons, Australians and Canadians, Chaz Bowyer provides ample evidence of the air gunner's skill, courage and determination when faced with enemy aircraft attack. The origins, developments and techniques of air gunnery are discussed in detail. But it is the gripping stories of air gunners' exploits during and between both World Wars which makes it clear why the unofficial motto of the Air Gunners' Association is: We Aim Not To Please.
{Author / Publisher / Date}by Chaz Bowyer
Published by J. M. Dent 1979 182pp profusely illustrated, index, bibliography. 19x24
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