Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
2:37 | According to Gene Browning, a B-17 ball turret gunner, only divine intervention saved him when he nearly fell through an open hatch while in flight.
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Gene Browning, a B-17 ball turret gunner, relates how he changed from an aircraft mechanic to a B-17 gunner during his training.
Gene Browning, a B-17 ball turret gunner, reminisces about the routine at his unit's home air base in rural England.
Gene Browning,describes one of his crew's toughest missions, a bombing run over Dessau, Germany, which nearly took the life of Jay Robideaux, the replacement tail gunner.
Gene Browning, a B-17 ball turret gunner, recalls a bombing mission to Munich, during which his plane suffered severe damage and barely made it back to England.
Gene Browning, a B-17 ball turret gunner, tells the story of his crew's part in the Normandy invasion on D-Day.
Gene Browning, a B-17 ball turret gunner, goes over details of the technology aboard the B-17 and the logistics of long bombing missions.
Gene Browning, a B-17 ball turret gunner, describes his experiences upon returning home to the States
