RAF Gun Turrets Collection

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RAF Gun Turrets Collection

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I invite all members to post any interesting photos of relevant RAF Gun & Gun turrets and alike that were found on Bomber Command aircraft and during training.
Here are a few to start off with ............
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One for the moment of a Lanc rear turret from the Waddington Collection, more to come when I've a chance to upload to my PB account.

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This is a marvellous photo angle on this first image of the Lancaster.
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A few more as promised:

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I took all of these pictures last summer when I visited RAF Elvington near York.

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Great photos there, Max. Especially like the last batch from the museum, brilliant ! Goes to show that we never stop learning ........... regarding the mid upper turrets, 'the two arms with rollers on them -
I never knew of them until I posted that photo above of the Lanc .............. and then you posted some with them on there as well.

I trust that they allowed the guns to rotate to the shape of the fairing?

Here are a few more of interest.
Cheers,
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John, yes they did deflect the guns from the structure, they were called the interruptor gear.The mid upper had a 360' field of fire.

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Those two "arms" below the guns are called taboo arms, they follow the shape of the fairing as the turret rotates and prevent the gunner shooting off his own tail. The early Lancs didn't have the fairings but somebody obviously thought it was a good idea!!
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Thanks Richard for the above photo details. here is another close up photo.
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Thought this was a Stirling at first glance but thinking it is a Wellington and rear gunner.
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