B-17 Ball Turret comes to life, on EAA's Aluminum Overcast (GREMLIN2)

After working on the EAA's ball turret for eighteen months they have it working again. Good video 11:23 on the process showing some parts of the mechanical parts out of the turret.Also gauge showing the turret firing position

Flight Engineer Training (BOBFXS77)

My question relates to the extent of training required to be rated as a Flight Engineer. Also, was this training held at one or several locations around the country. From the MOS description for Flight Engineer it states a Flight Engineer [

B-17G 'Witchita Belle', Ser. No. and its training base ? (seesul)

Does anyone know: 1) Ser. Nr. of this B-17? 2) the training airbase where this A/C served? Photos of B-17 I´ve seen more crew pics posing in front of this training B

Scott & Truax Fields (thepimster)

In my father in law's WWII memorabilia I found yearbooks (?) from Scott and Truax Fields. The Truax field book is undated, but the Scott Field book cover states 1942. In his "life story" he wrote:

AFHRA Micro Film Reel # A2458 (johnmccormack)

I have a listing of what is on reel A2458. It contains information on Training Schools in the US. Listed below are the subject contents of microfilm reel # A2458, concerning AAF training facilities. A good port