I'd imagine he was a small in stature man.
Was in a B-17 at Oshkosh a few years ago. I'm not small but it was incredibly tight inside there...could barely get my head inside the top turret and had to squeeze down the bomb bay catwalk. No wonder so many smoked like fiends.
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Originally Posted by manbridge 74
My grandfather was a B24 bombardier.
I've been inside one and it's amazing to think people flew these in battle.
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