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Originally Posted by MikeSid
Steven Spielberg directed an episode of Amazing Stories called "The Mission" about a B-17 that gets damaged during a raid and the landing gear is destroyed. It's the belly gunner's last mission and he ends up trapped and knows that he will be smeared on the runway even if the gearless landing is successful.
Required watching for fans of the B-17(as well as any fan of the Twilight Zone). You really get the sense of the incredible bravery and nerves of steel those belly gunners must have had.
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I actually remember this episode. Thanks for the info. I would like to see it again if I can find a copy of it somewhere.