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- An air gunner or aerial gunner is a member of a military aircrew who operates flexible-mount or turret -mounted machine guns or autocannons in an aircraft.
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During the interwar years, American bomber crews were taught aerial gunnery in a generalized way at US Army Air Corps schools. However, after WWII and the lessons of the early years filtered in, the need for well trained aerial gunners became apparent, so the first specialized aerial gunnery school was opened in Las Vegas in mid 1941.
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May 11, 2021 · Aerial gunnery is an essential qualification and training opportunity for pilots and crewmembers. It trains aircrew members to work under varying and complex constraints, as one...
Army Air Forces Gunnery Schools were World War II organizations for training personnel in the skill of aerial gunnery. The several schools existed at domestic Army Airfields and gunnery ranges (3 schools opened in 1941).
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Jun 21, 2021 · The North Carolina Army National Guard’s (ANG) 1-130th Attack Battalion (AB) crew has conducted live-fire aerial gunnery training at Fort Bragg. The training with their AH-64D Longbow Apache helicopters was carried out as part of their annual training in North Carolina.