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4th September 2012, 18:09

DavidIsby

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Re: 11 Crewmember B-17

When the radio gun was removed, the radio operator would take over one of the waist guns when required.

A more common additional crew member would have been a radar navigator on H2X/H2S equipped B-17s, though this replaced the ball turret on some.

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