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Tom Neal (Instructor Sergeant)<br>
 
Tom Neal (Instructor Sergeant)<br>
 
Dane Clark (Benny)<br>
 
Dane Clark (Benny)<br>
Jonathan Hale ( Commanding Officer t)<br>
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Jonathan Hale ( Commanding Officer)<br>
 
Knox Manning (Narrator)<br>
 
Knox Manning (Narrator)<br>
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Documentary-style drama on training of aerial rear gunners in World War II. Private PeeWee Williams, a Kansas farm boy, transforms his home-grown shooting skills into those necessary to an aerial gunner in the tail turret of an American bomber.
  
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== [[:Category:  Consolidated B-24 Liberator | Consolidated B-24D Liberator]] ==
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[[Image: AVION_AG_TRGUN.jpg |thumb|500px|none | 805, Consolidated B-24D Liberator of USAAF.]]
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[[Image: AVION_AF_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Consolidated B-24D Liberator of USAAF.]]
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[[Image: AVION_AE_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Consolidated B-24D Liberator of USAAF.]]
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[[Image: AVION_AB_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Consolidated B-24D Liberator of USAAF.]]
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[[Image:RGunner B-24D 771.jpg|thumb|500px|none | 771, another Consolidated B-24D Liberator of USAAF.]]
  
Documentary-style drama on training of aerial rear gunners in World War II. Private PeeWee Williams, a Kansas farm boy, transforms his home-grown shooting skills into those necessary to an aerial gunner in the tail turret of: an American bomber.  
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== [[:Category: North American T-6|North American T-6 Texan]] ==
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[[Image: AVION_BB_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none | North American T-6 Texan of USAAF.]]
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[[Image: AVION_BC_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none | North American T-6 Texan of USAAF.]]
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[[Image: AVION_BD_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none | North American T-6 Texan of USAAF.]]
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[[Image: AVION_BE_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none | North American T-6 Texan of USAAF.]]
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[[Image: AVION_BG_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none | North American T-6 Texan of USAAF.]]
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The Japanese Zero fighters are in fact North American T-6 Texan. Whichever does straffing has hinomaru painted.
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[[Image: RGunner T-6bis.jpg|thumb|500px|none | North American T-6 acting as A6M Zero fighter.]]
  
== [[:Category: Consolidated B-24 Liberator | Consolidated B-24D Liberator]] ==
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== [[:Category: Junkers Ju 87 Stuka| Junkers Ju 87 B Stuka]] ==  
[[Image: AVION_AG_TRGUN.jpg |thumb|500px|none | Consolidated B-24D Liberator of USAAF]]
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Gunner course includes recognition exercices. A big model of the Stuka is shown to the students.
[[Image: AVION_AF_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Consolidated B-24D Liberator of USAAF]]
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[[Image: RGunner Ju-87.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]]
[[Image: AVION_AE_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Consolidated B-24D Liberator of USAAF]]
 
[[Image: AVION_AB_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Consolidated B-24D Liberator of USAAF]]
 
  
== [[:Category: North American T-6|North American T-6 Texan]] ==
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== [[:Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress | Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress]] ==
[[Image: AVION_BB_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none | North American T-6 Texan of USAAF]]
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[[Image: AVION_GA_TRGUN.jpg |thumb|500px|none | Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress of USAAF.]]
[[Image: AVION_BC_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none | North American T-6 Texan of USAAF]]
 
[[Image: AVION_BD_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none | North American T-6 Texan of USAAF]]
 
[[Image: AVION_BE_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none | North American T-6 Texan of USAAF]]
 
[[Image: AVION_BG_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none | North American T-6 Texan of USAAF]]
 
  
== [[:Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress | Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress]] ==
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== [[:Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress | Boeing B-17C/D Flying Fortress]] ==
[[Image: AVION_FA_TRGUN.jpg |thumb|500px|none | Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress of USAAF]]
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The final flypast is done with older Flying Fortresses. Despiste the poor quality of this screenshot, a careful study reveals the lack of rear turret and the smalest, more vertical tail.
[[Image: AVION_GA_TRGUN.jpg |thumb|500px|none | Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress of USAAF]]
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[[Image: AVION_FA_TRGUN.jpg |thumb|500px|none | Boeing B-17C/D Flying Fortress of USAAF.]]
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[[Image: RGunner B-17C-D.jpg |thumb|500px|none | Boeing B-17C/D Flying Fortress of USAAF.]]
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The waist gunner post of the B-24 during the aerial combat is in fact those of B-17C / Fortress I.
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[[Image: RGunner B-17C gunner.jpg |thumb|500px|none | Boeing B-17C/D Flying Fortress typical waist gunner station.]]
  
== [[:Category:Lockheed Hudson|Lockheed Hudson]] ==
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== [[:Category: Lockheed Hudson|Lockheed Hudson I]] ==
[[Image: AVION_EB_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]]
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[[Image: AVION_EB_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none |Lockheed Hudson.]]
[[Image: AVION_EA_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]]
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Same aircraft seen in other movies - [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].
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[[Image: AVION_EA_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none |Lockheed Hudson.]]
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Please, note that the upper gunner of the Consolidated B-24 used in fact the rear turret of the Hudson.
  
== Martin B-10 ==
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== [[:Category: Martin B-10|Martin B-10]] ==
 
Twin engine airplane in the background.
 
Twin engine airplane in the background.
 
[[Image: AVION CA TRGUN.jpg |thumb|500px|none |]]
 
[[Image: AVION CA TRGUN.jpg |thumb|500px|none |]]
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This one has the front turret dismounted.
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[[Image: RGunner B-10wt.jpg |thumb|500px|none |]]
  
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== [[:Category: Douglas B-18 Bolo|Douglas B-18 Bolo]] ==
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Behind B-24's, we can guess a B-18 Bolo.
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[[Image:RGunner B-18.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The engine and landing gear specific to the Douglas B-18 Bolo.]]
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In the distance, the tail is not this of a C-47 (it lacks the spin in front of it). This tail looking alike this of the Douglas DC-2 is the one of the Douglas B-18 Bolo (wearing probably the code 7373).
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[[Image:RGunner B-18 tail.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
  
== [[Category: Unidentified Aircraft]]  [[:Category: Unidentified Aircraft | Unidentified Aircraft]] ==
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== [[:Category: North American T-6|North American T-6 Harvard]] ==
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Fake Nakajima B5N, as usual in these films. Probably based upon a AT-6B (or D variant).
 
[[Image: AVION_DA_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]]
 
[[Image: AVION_DA_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]]
 
[[Image: AVION_DB_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]]
 
[[Image: AVION_DB_TRGUN.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]]
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{{Footnote}}
 
{{Footnote}}
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036293/  The Rear Gunner at IMDb]<br>
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* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036293/  The Rear Gunner at IMDb]
 
* [http://www.archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.2769 The Rear Gunner at Internet Archive.org]
 
* [http://www.archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.2769 The Rear Gunner at Internet Archive.org]
 
* [http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=36293 The Rear Gunner at IMCDb]
 
* [http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=36293 The Rear Gunner at IMCDb]
  
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[[Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]]
 
[[Category: Consolidated B-24 Liberator]]
 
[[Category: Consolidated B-24 Liberator]]
[[Category: North American T-6]]  
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[[Category: Douglas B-18 Bolo]]
[[Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]]
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[[Category: Junkers Ju 87 Stuka]]  
 
[[Category: Lockheed Hudson]]
 
[[Category: Lockheed Hudson]]
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[[Category: Martin B-10]]
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[[Category: North American T-6]]

Latest revision as of 06:31, 24 January 2015

The Rear Gunner film title.

Short Movie (1943)

Starring:
Burgess Meredith (Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams)
Ronald Reagan (Lt. Ames)
Tom Neal (Instructor Sergeant)
Dane Clark (Benny)
Jonathan Hale ( Commanding Officer)
Knox Manning (Narrator)

Documentary-style drama on training of aerial rear gunners in World War II. Private PeeWee Williams, a Kansas farm boy, transforms his home-grown shooting skills into those necessary to an aerial gunner in the tail turret of an American bomber.

Consolidated B-24D Liberator

805, Consolidated B-24D Liberator of USAAF.
Consolidated B-24D Liberator of USAAF.
Consolidated B-24D Liberator of USAAF.
Consolidated B-24D Liberator of USAAF.
771, another Consolidated B-24D Liberator of USAAF.

North American T-6 Texan

North American T-6 Texan of USAAF.
North American T-6 Texan of USAAF.
North American T-6 Texan of USAAF.
North American T-6 Texan of USAAF.
North American T-6 Texan of USAAF.

The Japanese Zero fighters are in fact North American T-6 Texan. Whichever does straffing has hinomaru painted.

North American T-6 acting as A6M Zero fighter.

Junkers Ju 87 B Stuka

Gunner course includes recognition exercices. A big model of the Stuka is shown to the students.

RGunner Ju-87.jpg

Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress

Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress of USAAF.

Boeing B-17C/D Flying Fortress

The final flypast is done with older Flying Fortresses. Despiste the poor quality of this screenshot, a careful study reveals the lack of rear turret and the smalest, more vertical tail.

Boeing B-17C/D Flying Fortress of USAAF.
Boeing B-17C/D Flying Fortress of USAAF.

The waist gunner post of the B-24 during the aerial combat is in fact those of B-17C / Fortress I.

Boeing B-17C/D Flying Fortress typical waist gunner station.

Lockheed Hudson I

Lockheed Hudson.

Same aircraft seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Lockheed Hudson.

Please, note that the upper gunner of the Consolidated B-24 used in fact the rear turret of the Hudson.

Martin B-10

Twin engine airplane in the background.

AVION CA TRGUN.jpg

This one has the front turret dismounted.

RGunner B-10wt.jpg

Douglas B-18 Bolo

Behind B-24's, we can guess a B-18 Bolo.

The engine and landing gear specific to the Douglas B-18 Bolo.

In the distance, the tail is not this of a C-47 (it lacks the spin in front of it). This tail looking alike this of the Douglas DC-2 is the one of the Douglas B-18 Bolo (wearing probably the code 7373).

RGunner B-18 tail.jpg

North American T-6 Harvard

Fake Nakajima B5N, as usual in these films. Probably based upon a AT-6B (or D variant).

AVION DA TRGUN.jpg
AVION DB TRGUN.jpg


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