A bomber’s ball turret position is often looked at with fear. Suspended underneath a bomber, it’s the only thing separating you from a 30,000 feet drop. The turret was a small, cramped place to be, often operated by the smallest men available. From this position a gunner could cover virtually the entire underside of the aircraft with his machine guns. It was named the Sperry turret, after the company that made them; the Sperry Corporation. They were most famously used on the Boeing B-17 F...
