Monday, May 22, 2017

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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