The Rear Gunner — Part 3 | The Archive Project

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This film is a documentary-style drama on the training of an aerial rear gunner in World War II. Actor Burgess Meredith stars as Private PeeWee Williams, a Kansas farm boy who, through rigorous training, transformed his home-grown shooting skills into those necessary to an aerial gunner in the tail turret of an American bomber. The film also features Ronald Reagan in a supporting role.

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Records of the Army Air Forces

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Motion Pictures from the Air Force Production Program Series

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1942–1944

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3:40

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