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Title: History Channel special on "B-17 Ball Turret Gunners" at 8pm PST (Dunno if 8 EST too)
Post by: AKDejaVu on October 19, 2000, 05:39:00 PM

Just thought I'd give everyone a heads up on this one.  It looks to have quite a bit of footage.

AKDejaVu

Title: History Channel special on "B-17 Ball Turret Gunners" at 8pm PST (Dunno if 8 EST too)
Post by: SR on October 19, 2000, 06:04:00 PM

Thanks , btw it's 11pm eastern , just checked

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Title: History Channel special on "B-17 Ball Turret Gunners" at 8pm PST (Dunno if 8 EST too)
Post by: AKDejaVu on October 19, 2000, 09:50:00 PM

Bump.. its starting right now.

Title: History Channel special on "B-17 Ball Turret Gunners" at 8pm PST (Dunno if 8 EST too)
Post by: Minotaur on October 19, 2000, 11:59:00 PM

The episode I recently viewed is part of a series called "Suicide Missons".  Lots of interviews and quite a bit of film footage.

In the ussually THC style it is quite good.

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Mino
The Wrecking Crew

"Anyway, more golf..."
Humble

Title: History Channel special on "B-17 Ball Turret Gunners" at 8pm PST (Dunno if 8 EST too)
Post by: funked on October 20, 2000, 12:26:00 AM

I met one of the guys on the ball gunner show, name was Wilbur (forgot his last name).  Great guy, very friendly, had some cool stories.  Good show too.

Title: History Channel special on "B-17 Ball Turret Gunners" at 8pm PST (Dunno if 8 EST too)
Post by: 3Fingers on October 20, 2000, 03:54:00 PM

  The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner
                                                      by Randall Jarrell                  
From my mother's sleep I fell into the State,
And I hunched in its belly till my wet fur froze.
Six miles from earth, loosed from the dream of life, I woke to black flak and the nightmare fighters.
When I died they washed me out of the turret with a hose.


ouch  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/frown.gif)

3F

Title: History Channel special on "B-17 Ball Turret Gunners" at 8pm PST (Dunno if 8 EST too)
Post by: sling322 on October 20, 2000, 04:10:00 PM

I love the History channel.  I saw the Ball Turret gunner show on Sunday night.  It was excellent.  I highly recommend it to anyone interested in stuff from WWII.