The B-52 crews were able to claim the bragging rights of a 2:0 kill ratio against their nimbler aerial adversaries. Though they’ve never gotten the glory that fighter pilots have, aerial gunners ...

The early B-52 models had a tail gunner position with cramped working conditions and those in the big plane's far back seat, first underwent psychological testing.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Air Force’s last B-52 Stratofortress (BUFF) aerial defensive gunner will retire here Friday May 12, 2017, marking the end of an era. Twenty-five ...

The ball turret, like this one on a B-17 in England in 1943, was designed small to reduce drag, so its gunner usually was the shortest man in the crew. Gunners on World War II bombers had only a ...

The Air Force Gunners Association dedicated a plaque in his honor, celebrating the bravery and legacy of Moore and his fellow B-52 tail gunners.

There was sufficient clearance with the B-17 for the turret to be in the lowered position when the plane landed. When a B-24 landed a lowered ball turret was scraped off taking the gunner with it.

The turret in question could be found at the bottom of a B-17 bomber — a plexiglass ball containing two .50-caliber machine guns and a very short gunner. The sphere could pivot to fend off attacking ...

The cramped quarters meant the gunner was the only crew member who could not wear a parachute during a mission. He had to exit the turret into the fuselage to put it on.

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan -- A small sun canopy rippled violently over his head. The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle jostled him between the walls of his gun turret. It was his first ...

Speaking of the B-52, it was the platform for the last two aerial gunner kills in American military history.