B-17 Bomber Ball Turret Part 1, Introduction and Survivability

The intent of the Part 1 video is to provide an introduction to the Sperry Ball Turret adopted by the B-17 bombers in WWII. Discussion topics include location of turret, crew gear, turret armor, survivability, bailing out and belly landings. A high quality pdf file of the charts shown in the video can be seen here: