{"id":13735,"date":"2021-04-27T11:31:49","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T11:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/?p=13735"},"modified":"2021-04-27T11:31:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T11:31:49","slug":"operation-pinball-the-usaafs-secret-aerial-gunnery-program-of-wwii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/operation-pinball-the-usaafs-secret-aerial-gunnery-program-of-wwii\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Pinball\/the USAAF&#8217;s Secret Aerial Gunnery Program of WWII"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p>The following book is found within the Air Force Historical Research Agency&#8217;s holdings. The company that bought out the original publishing company was contacted by The Black Vault. They currently do not sell the book, nor did they express any disagreement if this historical record was posted. The author also does not seem to have any website for contact, or social media presence. 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