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A tail gunner or rear gunner is a crewman on a military aircraft who functions as a gunner defending against enemy fighter attacks from the rear, or "tail", of the plane.
History, Operational practices & United Kingdom
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| the de Havilland Mosquito | instance of | one such example was the radar-aimed FN121 turret that was fitted to some Lancaster and Halifax bombers was introduced during 1944.Another phenomenon that heavily affected the t… | 0.80 | text |
| speed | instance of | aspects | 0.80 | text |
| altitude performance were often prioritised over defensive armaments on future bomber aircraft | instance of | aspects | 0.80 | text |
| such as the widely procured jet-powered English Electric Canberra.The tail gunner was last heavily used in combat during the Vietnam War on the United States Air Force's | instance of | aspects | 0.80 | text |
| air-to-air missiles | instance of | the position had become largely obsolete due to advancements in long-range air combat weapons | 0.80 | text |
| as well as modern detection | instance of | the position had become largely obsolete due to advancements in long-range air combat weapons | 0.80 | text |
| countermeasures against such armaments | instance of | the position had become largely obsolete due to advancements in long-range air combat weapons | 0.80 | text |
| a corkscrew roll | instance of | the bombers' first reaction to an attacking night fighter was to engage in radical evasive maneuvers | 0.80 | text |
| Tail gunner | related to history | The | 0.60 | section |
| Tail gunner | related to history | Sikorsky Ilya Muromets | 0.60 | section |
| Tail gunner | related to history | First World War | 0.60 | section |
| Tail gunner | related to history | Russian Empire | 0.60 | section |
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