Sad to see, but a good, long life. Mr. Ward was kind enough to let me visit his De Havilland DH.83C Fox Moth when it was still parked in the Wardair hangar at Toronto Airport (the aircraft is now in the Canada Aviation Museum in Ottawa). Have always appreciated that.
Thanks for that. I'd noticed in a few formation photographs that some aircraft had the ball turret extended, while others didn't (I assume this was outside the immediate combat area), and had wondered if this wasn't being used to increase fuel conservation or to more easily keep up with the...
Would anyone happen to know by how much the ball turret slowed a B-17 or B-24? Extending such a large object into the air stream must have had a considerable effect (or did it?), but whereas things like cowling flap drag are mentioned in the manuals, so far I haven't been able to find mention...