Posted by Doc Dave on Thursday, July 28, 2005 at 4:51PM :
In Reply to: OT: Last B-29 Rolls Out posted by Mike day on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at 8:27PM :
My father in law was trained as a tail gunner on a B-29. He was finished with training and prepped to go to the bases near Japan when the atom bomb ended the war.
He said the 29 was really ahead of its time, with "remote" control guns and a pressurized cabin, to name a few of its innovations.
Very interesting how they trained the gunners how to shoot accurately...by becoming proficient at "skeet".