]]A tail gunner or rear gunner is a crewman on a military aircraft who functions as a gunner defending against attacks from the rear, or "tail", of the plane. The tail gunner position on an aircraft operates a fixed machine gun emplacement on the top or bottom of the aircraft with a generally unobstructed view toward the tail of the aircraft. While the term tail gunner is usually associated with a crewman operating a manned gun turret, possibly in a glass enclosure, tail gunnery armaments may also be operated by remote control from another part of the aircraft. bomber at Imperial War Museum Duxford]] at Imperial War Museum Duxford]] at Imperial War Museum Duxford]] at Imperial War Museum Duxford]] at Imperial War Museum Duxford]]The tail gun armament and arrangement varied with users. US heavy bomber designs like the Flying Fortress and Superfortress favoured a fixed gunner seat with the guns themselves rotating about a point covering an arc of some 90 degrees or more. Two heavy mach