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a. Integral part of any lying Fortress is its crew
of nine men, highly trained eir specialized duties an
into flawless teamwork.
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PILOT (John Ridgely) : A commissioned officer, he flies the plane. The work of the most exact navigator or bombardier would go for naught should he stray from his course. CQ-PILOT (Gig Young) : Also a commissioned officer, he relieves the pilot and is responsible for the operational details of the flight.
TAIL GUNNER (John Garfield): As the “Mary Ann,” an early type Flying Fortress, had no tail guns, the plane’s gunner improvised one. In today’s B-17’s, however, there is a tail gunner who handles two heavy calibre machine guns and also acts as observer.
BOMBARDIER (Arthur Kennedy): As soon as the objective is sighted he takes charge. Sighting the target through the bombsight, this officer tells the pilot what course to fly, what speed, what height. Then miles away from his target, he releases his bombs.
NAVIGATOR (Charles Drake) : He routes the bomber on its course to and from its objective. Any error on the part of this officer could mean failure for the mission.
ist ENGINEER (Harry Carey): An enlisted man with a sergeant’s rating he keeps the motors and other machinery in fighting shape. He is usually the crew chief and top turret gunner, too.
2nd ENGINEER (George Tobias): Assistant to his chief, this enlisted man, usually a corporal, also fires the port waist gun. With the other four gunners he defends the bomber against enemy attack.
RADIO MEN (Ray Montgomery and Ward Wood): No. 1 radio man, a corporal, handles the bomber’s radio in flight while his assistant, usually a first class private, acts as relief. During combat the former mans the starboard waist gun while the latter fires the bottom turret guns.
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