Originally Posted by
eggplantwalking
Nope!!! The AAF DID NOT train Flight Engineers per say., rather he was chosen as most qualified by the captain.Here is what the the 1943 303 Bomb Group B-17 manual says about Flight Engineers.
And here is what an 8th AF305th Bomb Group B-17 Flight Engineer experienced - 6 months training before 26 missions serving as an FE and top turret gunner.
https://sites.google.com/site/8thafh...ray-peterson-f