Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Monday, May 29, 2017
Bonus: Campion Park
We came to check out the bank of the creek and found this
A cross section of the crumbling part. It looks like more mud on the other side
A detail of some twisted deposits
The landslide underneath
Rock detail
Detail of the iron layer running through the sand
Piece of clay sediment in a mixed layer
Chunk of clay
One of the red streaks
Red-black sand
Sunday, May 28, 2017
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Monday, May 22, 2017
Bonus: B-17 Flying Fortress bomb bay and ball turret
Up into the bay
100 lbs each. Kaboom.
Looking down through the doors
The walkway through the bomb bay is very, very thin
Finally, the ball turret
The door opened into the plane so the gunner could climb into it
The hydrolics. If it got damaged in action, the guy in the ball would be stuck, and possibly smashed on the runway when landing. They sent a nice letter to the family, though.
Only the small, short men could get into it
These were also used on the B-24
You don't pull the short straw, you are the short straw
Detail of the interior
Handle and gage
Bonus: B-17 Flying Fortress cockpit, crew and guns
This is a facsimile of the first gyroscopically stabilized analog computer. It was used by the bombardier
Navigator's desk
Bombardier's chart
Cockpit
The same, from above
Pilot's seat
From outside
Looking from the back of the plane to the front
Just inside the radio room. Not made for tall people
Fire extinguisher
Parachute
Radio desk
Transmitting unit
Detail of transmitter tuner
Rear crew seating
Tail guns
It's not the ball turret, but it's still pretty small
Tail gunner windows and sight
Top guns
From the other side
Side gun
Side gun from the inside
Browning M2
The window mount
The cocking handle
Air cooled, belt fed
Machine gun belt feeder. The belts were 27 ft long, so when you gave someone the whole 9 yards, you really gave it to them
The sight
Through the sight
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