When a Ball Turret Gunner Fell Without a Parachute!

Play War Thunder now for free with my link, and get a massive bonus pack including vehicles, boosters and more: Thank you War Thunder for sponsoring this video. On January 3rd, 1943 a group of 72 B-17 Flying Fortresses were on a bombing mission in occupied France. Their target was a heavily fortified German U-boat base at St. Nazaire, an important strategic location for the Kriegsmarine during the Battle of the Atlantic. Inside a B-17 named Snap! Crackle! Pop! was 24-year-old Staff Sergeant Alan Magee in the position of ball turret gunner. Magee was on his seventh and last combat mission during which he was sucked out of the B-17 at an altitude of 20,000 feet without a parachute! Hit join to become a member and get exclusive perks Support us on Patreon Check out our exclusive merch Join us on Discord 00:00 B-17s target a German U-boat base 01:27 Enter the Fw 190s 04:34 War Thunder 05:23 B-17s battle on 06:38 Sgt. Alan Magee is hit 09:19 Magee is free falling 11:15 Hospital 13:22 Operation summary Yarnhub uses the Unreal® Engine. Unreal® is a trademark or registered trademark of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States of America and elsewhere. Unreal® Engine, Copyright 1998 – 2024, Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved.