Hi there,
Like a complete numptie, I didn’t take any notes regarding the following turrets at the 390th Bomb Group Museum at Framilngham (Parham) recently. Anyone help?
http://airfieldarchaeology.fotopic.net/p51117932.html (B-24 related)
http://airfieldarchaeology.fotopic.net/p51117998.html (same turret, rear)
http://airfieldarchaeology.fotopic.net/p51117933.html (yes, Stirling I know, but type?)
http://airfieldarchaeology.fotopic.net/p51117934.html (B-24 turret but front or rear and type?)
Cheers,
Chris
By: Cees Broere - 11th June 2008 at 18:25
The FN7 turret, is that the same that was formerly with CARG at Innsworth and at some point mounted (or planning to) on the roof of a Ford Cortina?
Does anyone know it’s history (type fitted onto, where was it found etc.)
I believe it’s the sole surviving example or are there others?
Cheers
Cees
By: tbyguy - 10th June 2008 at 23:15
Doh! Last pic is a Consolidated A-6. Hydraulic. It was designed for the tail position of the D series of the B-24(I believe), but was also mounted in the nose of some H and J series when supplies of Emersons ran low.
By: tbyguy - 10th June 2008 at 22:58
First two pics are mostly Martin 250CE, but missing quite a bit–plexi top is crudely done. In ETO, turret would have been found in B-24, B-26, Ventura, and Canadian-built Lancs.
By: steve_p - 10th June 2008 at 16:39
The Stirling turret is a Fraser Nash F.N.7 turret.
Best wishes
Steve P
By: Peter Clare - 10th June 2008 at 16:19
http://airfieldarchaeology.fotopic.net/p51117934.html (B-24 turret but front or rear and type?)
I believe this to be the Convair CVAC 5800-3 Nose turret.
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