The Rear Gunner
2.6
Length26 mins
LanguageEnglish
Release Date1943-04-10
StatusReleased
Drama
War
Synopsis
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.