That is correct

Thanks for that B-17man, I thought that was the case! 😎

That’s about half of the collection done then!
Only another 5,000+ to go

Another item to identify is this fairly lightweight frame or support of some sort. Any ideas guys?
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This looks to me to be B-24 Bomb Bay Door drive dog ‘tooth pins’ ie; The door opening/closing sprockets interlock with door mounted drive dog teeth to open and close the bomb bay doors. They may be the last drive dog teeth on the door that are the door closed locking teeth. see the two teeth interlocked at the two separate narrow sections making up part of the bomb door assy of the attached photo link.
http://www.questmasters.us/sitebuilder/images/B-24_Bomb_Bay_Doors_1-527×230.jpg I hope the link works this time?
Until the rest of the wheel guides, these two sections are paired up in what looks like the same as you have posted.
But I could ne wrong of course.

oh that is interesting, internet says K-11 is like a K-10 but for a nose turret – that might fit in with the other nose parts you have?

Also, In line with my previous quote, “Even some of the waist gunners in B-17’s & B-24’s for example had K-13 compensating sights fitted to the gun cradles”, well if you take a careful look at a K-13 compensating sight, you will see great similarity between the K-10 and K-13 compensating gun sights

No, this is quite the wrong tree, these are for arithmetic not just blocking the guns. What navigation or bombsight computers were carried in this aircraft?

Smirky, These aircrafts turrets, were typically fitted with K-3 computing gunsights, (giving you your arithmetic element that you are looking for), but they still also had to avoid shooting at their own structure. I was suggesting that these cams could be part of the sighting (computing) system. I’m not saying that they absolutely are, but that they could be.
Now unless you actually know otherwise and clearly you don’t know too much about the internal fit of these aircraft types, then you can’t say they are not.
They could of course also be from within the Norden bombsight or even from within the servo units or gyros that are part of the C1 autopilot system.
Even some of the waist gunners in B-17’s & B-24’s for example had K-13 compensating sights fitted to the gun cradles

B24 lost an engine in the 90’s.

If I seem to recall correctly, she lost two, making it doubly expensive.

I believe Fifi is in an odd position of having ‘special hybrid’ 3350’s fitted, which would make it doubly difficult for her if she did suffer an engine failure, over most, if not all the other large visitors we have had over the years that are fitted with more ‘widely available’ engines. It may be a case of having a spare ready, even possibly over here in case.

I’d love to see it here though doing her own thing, and not being led around on a leash at someone else’s shindig :eagerness:

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Interesting photo. It looks like there is a ventral belly turret with twin 303’s installed?

It may seem a daft question but is Sally B going to join them at any stage. That would be quite a sight.

I don’t think it’s a daft question and would be a great idea, but according to their website, http://www.sallyb.org.uk/flying-programme.htm , she is in Switzerland till next week from tomorrow, details below.

3 Wed Duxford Ferry to Switzerland, Landing Payerne 1630
4 Thu Payerne AB Air 14 – Practice flying display
6 Sat Payerne AB Air 14 – Static display only
7 Sun Payerne AB Air 14 – Flying display
8 Mon Payerne AB Departure 1045

I’ve not heard of anything like that being planned

Mores the pity, but with the 2lancs ‘blinkers’ having been firmly in place by so many so far and the fact that sally b would now appear to be out of the country for the best part of a week, I fear the time has just about run out for what was for some, such an obvious occasion to be arranged. I wonder if it’s not too late for a miracle to happen though? :angel:

Well, that’s interesting. I’m told the buyer may be UK based…

I started to wonder that after reading the express news item where it mentioned “and after restoration could before long be flying over British skies at historic air shows.”
Guess we’ll all have to wait and see eh?
The two-seater seems to me to be the pick of the buchon bunch.
Proper training in a ‘109’.