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Ball turret gunner's miracle: How he survived that hit

The mystery deepens. New evidence reveals the iconic damage to the B-17's ball turret was not from a fighter's bullet, but ...
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Ball Turret Gunner Who Saved His B-17

On May 1, 1943, Sergeant Maynard H. “Snuffy” Smith manned the ball turret of his B-17 during a mission over occupied France. When the formation was forced low by faulty equipment, German guns and Fw ...