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by aerovin2 Sat Jan 22, 2022 8:48 am
Just added two new posts to the Aero Vintage pages:
An update on what's going on at Asheville with Ray Moore rebuilding the aft section of B-17G Liberty Belle (44-85734)
And, an article about the early Sperry remote turrets as installed on the B-17E:
Check it out...
https://www.aerovintage.com/home/blog/ Scott Thompson
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by terveurn Sat Jan 22, 2022 1:52 pm
I believe the upper turret on the B-24 was a Martin 250CE-15 not Bendix
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by aerovin2 Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:53 pm
Yep, thanks for that oversight and now corrected.
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by varsity07840 Sun Jan 23, 2022 11:00 am
Interestingly, the Tech Order does not mention the radio room gun.
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by terveurn Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:10 pm
varsity07840 wrote: ↑ Sun Jan 23, 2022 11:00 am
Interestingly, the Tech Order does not mention the radio room gun.
Radio Room gun was removed after block 70 BO's - pretty much useless a defensive position
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by varsity07840 Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:38 pm
The tech order was for the B-17E, not the B-17G.
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by aerovin2 Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:40 pm
He might have meant the tech order excerpt in the posting on the B-17E. It may have been on the next page that was not included in the post. Interesting section of the tech order. I'll have a look around to see if I can find the entire paragraph on Gunnery Equipment for the B-17E.
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