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
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