1. Photo-1.jpg is a cockpit of Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV. What is the panel in the red circle? Is there more close view of this panel anywhere?
2. Photo-2.gif also Mk.IV. But it is view of navigator’s compartment. What is the device in red circle? Is it bomb-dropping selector? How it worked& What operations with it needed?
I know – in Bristol Blenheim Mk.V this devise was placed on the starboard of pilot’s cabine. Had Mk.IV two thouse devices?
Thankfully for yours answers.
Alexander.
PS. Sorry for my English. 🙁
By: Bisley - 19th February 2007 at 22:13
The rotary switch on the right is as stated a bomb sequence selector and the switches on the left are arming switches.
JS
Can You tell more detailed?
Whith best regards,
Alexander.
By: Bisley - 19th February 2007 at 22:11
Alexander,
According to the Pilot’s Notes for the Blenheim IV, the switches in the first pic are the flare and practice bomb selector switches. Unfortunately the cockpit illustration that I have is no better than the one that you have already so I cannot comment on the second one.
Best wishes
Steve P
I have following photo of Mk.V pilot cabine starboard. Is Mk.IV different? Can You put here viev of port and starboard of Mk.IV from pilot’s notes which You have? I’m especially interested in any communications: cables, pipes etc.
With best regards,
Alexander.
By: Bisley - 19th February 2007 at 21:51
The bombs are released in a sequence dependent upon the rapidity of movement of the (hand operated) lever across an arc of contacts connected to the release slips in the bomb bay.
Please, tell me how sequence of releasing depend upon the rapidity of movement? Arc on the face panel have approximatelly 20 point. After turn lever to the first (fifth, eleventh etc) point, secuence what? What parameter regulated by lever: quantity of bomb releasing or drop order? Blenheim had four point in the bomb bay – why bomb distributor had 20 point?
With best regards,
Alexander.
By: KIGAS - 17th February 2007 at 08:02
The rotary switch on the right is as stated a bomb sequence selector and the switches on the left are arming switches.
JS
By: steve_p - 16th February 2007 at 08:38
Alexander,
According to the Pilot’s Notes for the Blenheim IV, the switches in the first pic are the flare and practice bomb selector switches. Unfortunately the cockpit illustration that I have is no better than the one that you have already so I cannot comment on the second one.
Best wishes
Steve P
By: 682al - 16th February 2007 at 00:22
Hi Alexander,
I cannot make out enough detail on the first photo, but the device on the second appears to be a hand operated bomb distributor. The bombs are released in a sequence dependent upon the rapidity of movement of the (hand operated) lever across an arc of contacts connected to the release slips in the bomb bay.
This is based upon supposition, as I’ve never seen one of these devices in 35 years+ of collecting this sort of stuff!
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February 15, 2007 at 11:43 pm