On November 29, 1943, Eugene Paul Moran flew as tail gunner aboard a B-17F Flying Fortress, serial number 42-30359, commonly recorded as Rikki Tikki Tavi. The aircraft belonged to the 339th Bomb ...
The tail gunner sat at the end of the bomber, facing the place many German fighters wanted to attack. In a B-17, that position was cramped, cold, and isolated. The gunner looked backward through a ...