The Rear Gunner

The Rear Gunner film title.

Short Movie (1943)

Starring:
Burgess Meredith (Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams)
Ronald Reagan (Lt. Ames)
Tom Neal (Instructor Sergeant)
Dane Clark (Benny)
Jonathan Hale ( Commanding Officer t)
Knox Manning (Narrator)

Documentary-style drama on training of aerial rear gunners in World War II. Private PeeWee Williams, a Kansas farm boy, transforms his home-grown shooting skills into those necessary to an aerial gunner in the tail turret of: an American bomber.

Consolidated B-24D Liberator

Consolidated B-24D Liberator of USAAF

Consolidated B-24D Liberator of USAAF

Consolidated B-24D Liberator of USAAF

Consolidated B-24D Liberator of USAAF

North American T-6 Texan

North American T-6 Texan of USAAF

North American T-6 Texan of USAAF

North American T-6 Texan of USAAF

North American T-6 Texan of USAAF

North American T-6 Texan of USAAF

Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress

Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress of USAAF

Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress of USAAF

Lockheed Hudson

Lockheed Hudson

Lockheed Hudson

Martin B-10

Twin engine airplane in the background.

Unidentified Aircraft

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See also

• The Rear Gunner at IMDb
  
• The Rear Gunner at Internet Archive.org
• The Rear Gunner at IMCDb