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02-04-2009, 06:22 AM
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| Unknown turret This image is from an article appearing in a 1945 edition (October) of Popular Mechanics discussing belt-fed aircraft armament (American). The caption gives no clue as to what aircraft the 4-gun turret (swivelling?) belongs to...  |
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02-04-2009, 07:00 AM
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| ild guess ither the p61 or b29 |
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02-04-2009, 01:52 PM
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02-04-2009, 02:09 PM
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| Yep, front dorsal turret of the B-29 would be my guess. TO
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02-04-2009, 04:38 PM
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I must confess some confusion looking for the rest of the turret ring behind the guns - it was the one detail leading me to the P-61 config which was forward firing in future models... or removed altogether | |
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02-04-2009, 04:56 PM
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| I'm not really too familiar with the B-29 turrets, but I thought the inner two mgs were slightly higher than the outer pair(?). It certainly looks like a P-61 front fairing to me in any case, but I could be wrong. |
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02-04-2009, 05:17 PM
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but I can't find a B-29 turret that shape, bar one, the tail turret and i. that's not surrounded by so much sheet metal ii. it didn't have a 4-gun armament | |
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02-04-2009, 05:25 PM
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02-04-2009, 05:26 PM
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| You're right A4K. The two inside .50s were raised higher. But I'm not sure if every variant of the B-29 had the same config. The attached photo shows the front turret without the guns. TO
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02-04-2009, 05:34 PM
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| Here's a better photo of the B-29 turret. Not sure, but the perspective of Graeme's original pic might not be showing the exact position of the center MGs.  TO
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02-04-2009, 05:38 PM
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| Nice photos TO! Rule out the B-29 then? |
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02-04-2009, 05:49 PM
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02-04-2009, 06:21 PM
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The below reference from flight Journal sez that the B-29 and P61 turret was the same (obvious difference in 'stagger) so hard to make a case that the discussion battery was either the B-29 or P-61.. confusing even me! Airdrop - April 2008 | Article Titles and Pages | Armor Journal | |
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02-04-2009, 08:45 PM
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| Found this photo of a P-61 turret being serviced. Configuration of the .50s looks similiar to the front top turret of the B-29. And different from what Graeme posted.  TO
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02-05-2009, 02:20 AM
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