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Originally Posted by bob neill
In an earlier article you mentioned seeing something of what the WW2 men had to experience. My dad rode the top turret and several times mentioned hints about how cold it was. Some things are hard to describe.
My uncle rode the B-29, that looks like a Caddy and had radar too.
Bob Neill
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At 25,000 feet, the temp could drop to -40F. on a good day. With a slipstream of 160-180 mph whipping past the turret, it was probably a little (!!) chilly. The gunners in the waist had the worst of it with those open windows but the whole airplane was drafty, especially when you start adding holes from bullets, cannon shells, and flak. Brrrr!