360° Panaromic
Views
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Bomb Bay
Sample of the 8,000 lb B-17 bomb load.
Notice the narrow catwalk.
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Cockpit
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Bombardier's Station
Norden Bomb Sight |
Bombardier's station
on an early B-17B. |
Bendix Chin Turret
The remotely-sighted chin turret was aimed
with a swing-out arm mounted next to the Bombardier |
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Radio Room
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Radio receiver |
Close up of "band switch" tuning knob |
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Sperry Lower Ball Turret
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The
turret was so small that only men of the smallest stature could fit
into it.
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Machine Guns
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One of two staggered
waist 50-caliber machine guns (located in the waist gunner position).
Ammo was fed using the flexible feed chute leading from the wooden
box fastened to the fuselage.
The K-7 gun
mount used gears and cables to feed azimuth and elevation information
to compensating the K-13 gunsight at rear of gun.
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Special recognition and gratitude goes to Jeff Sibley Designs of Austin,
Texas
for the panoramic views and other photographic contributions to this site.
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