Crucified
“"Interesting," mused the American.
"What is?" the German asked.
"The guns in the dorsal turret"—Wyatt pointed overhead— "were each fed six hundred rounds from boxes within the bubble. Almost all the rounds were expended when the mid-upper gunner opened fire on the Junkers 88." "That makes sense." "Right. What Sweaty—Earl Swetman, the wireless operator—told me was that as Ack-Ack—the rear gunner, Dick DuBoulay—shouted a warning through the intercom, the Junkers 88 strafed the plane. The ...pilot yanked the bomber into a dive, while Jonesy—the mid-upper gunner, Trent Jones— fired back. He made no mention of gunfire from the rear turret, which would have been drowned out, had it occurred, by the deafening din of the closer guns." "Was the night fighter hit?" "Probably not. It came at them again. But that time, neither turret shot back." "Why?" wondered Rutger.
"Sweaty feared the rear gunner was dead. By then, the Junkers had torn the bomber's tail to shreds, and Ack-Ack's turret was smack-dab in the line of fire." "And the other gunner?" "Hours before, as the plane was nearing the coast of Europe, both gunners had tested their weapons over the open sea.MoreLess
"What is?" the German asked.
"The guns in the dorsal turret"—Wyatt pointed overhead— "were each fed six hundred rounds from boxes within the bubble. Almost all the rounds were expended when the mid-upper gunner opened fire on the Junkers 88." "That makes sense." "Right. What Sweaty—Earl Swetman, the wireless operator—told me was that as Ack-Ack—the rear gunner, Dick DuBoulay—shouted a warning through the intercom, the Junkers 88 strafed the plane. The ...pilot yanked the bomber into a dive, while Jonesy—the mid-upper gunner, Trent Jones— fired back. He made no mention of gunfire from the rear turret, which would have been drowned out, had it occurred, by the deafening din of the closer guns." "Was the night fighter hit?" "Probably not. It came at them again. But that time, neither turret shot back." "Why?" wondered Rutger.
"Sweaty feared the rear gunner was dead. By then, the Junkers had torn the bomber's tail to shreds, and Ack-Ack's turret was smack-dab in the line of fire." "And the other gunner?" "Hours before, as the plane was nearing the coast of Europe, both gunners had tested their weapons over the open sea.MoreLess
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