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The Rear Gunner

1943 26 min 5.2

Overview

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. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

Details

Status: Released
Release Date: 1943-04-10
Production: U.S. Army Air Forces, Warner Bros. Pictures