I've wondered about that too...

Posted by graml from sdn-ar-004vannewP033.dialsprint.net on November 16, 2000 at 19:19:54:

In Reply to: Question (NOT HOPPING ON BLOOPER TRAIN) about shooting one's own plane posted by Tim Elliott on November 16, 2000 at 19:07:12:

I think some sort of pre-caution preventing a gunner from shooting down his own plane would've been standard on an open-cockpit plane of the 1930s. I suppose we should count our blessings that Henry was aiming aft rather than fore! :)
-graml

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