Akterskytt
En akterskytt är en besättningsman som ombord på ett militärflyg, vanligtvis ett tungt bombflygplan, bemannar eldvapen, oftast en eller flera kulsprutor eller automatkanoner, placerade i flygplanets bakre ände i syfte att avvärja angrepp bakifrån.
Några exempel på flygplansmodeller med akterskytt: Avro Lancaster, Handley Page Halifax, Vickers Wellington, Dornier Do 24, Mitsubishi G4M, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Martin B-26 Marauder, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Ilyushin Il-28, Ilyushin Il-76, Tupolev Tu-95.
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Författare/Upphovsman: Robert Yarnall Richie , Licens: No restrictions
Title: [Tail Gunner in Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, World War II]
Creator: Richie, Robert Yarnall, 1908-1984
Date: April or May 1943
Place: Mitchel Field Air Force Base, Long Island, New York
Part Of: Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection
Physical Description: 1 transparency: film, color; 13 x 10 cm
File: ag1982_0234_2526_K_997_sm_opt.jpg
Rights: This image is protected by copyright law. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this image is permitted without the written permission of Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries. This image may be used for educational purposes, provided it is not altered in any way, and Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, DeGolyer Library is cited. A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu.
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