The story I was thinking of is of Nicholas Alkemade, linked elsewhere in this discussion. He was a Lancaster tail gunner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichola

The story I was thinking of is of Nicholas Alkemade, linked elsewhere in this discussion. He was a Lancaster tail gunner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Alkemade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Alkemade The story I linked to above is of Alan Magee, a B-17 ball turret gunner who fell through the glass roof of the Saint Nazare train station. They’re not the same story, but boy are they similar!