control yoke mystery
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That's awesome. The first one is definitely a p-38 yoke.
Do you have any ideas on the second yoke, the last 4 photos?
FLYBOYJ
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They look like control or trigger handles for a turret
To be honest I don't know. However the idea of the control or trigger handles for a turret posted by FLYBOYJ , sounds good.
FLYBOYJ
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FLYBOYJ
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Although the link says it's for a B-26, the Martin Turret was used on many aircraft
FLYBOYJ
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One more photo
Crimea_River
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Good stuff Joe. I went through my Fraser Nash info and they are similar but far from identical.
GrauGeist
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The bendix turret used a similar configuration.
Rotating the handles foreward or backward raised or lowered the MGs.
Rotating the handles (and assembly) on it's axis rotated the turret.
Rotating the handles foreward or backward raised or lowered the MGs.
Rotating the handles (and assembly) on it's axis rotated the turret.
Yep .. here the 2GCD 50 USC 2, 24 VDC device used for the B-24 ...
the pic source: CONSOLIDATED B-24D LIBERATOR
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FLYBOYJ
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Nice! That Lockheed ashtray is a "Lockheed Standard Part" and was used on a variety of aircraft, from the looks of it, it looks like a post war aircraft. The P-3 had the identical ashtray installed at several crew locations
FLYBOYJ
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From a P-51
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thats cool to see these things in place. i think this magneto switch from the grouped photo above could have come from the bomber that the turret handles came from... from what ive read this was by The Detroit Fuse Co. which is now "Square-D".
from your photo now i think the turret handles were mfg'd by General Electric although they had no markings.
FLYBOYJ
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A very similar switch was used on the P-38, lower instrument panel behind the yoke
This one is from a later P-38
According to the pic below these are the ignition switches (no.11). The top one is the Ignition Master Switch while the two bottom for the left and right engine.
the pic source:
Waldron Lockheed P-38 Cockpit Details in 1/32nd | Large Scale Planes
the pic source:
Waldron Lockheed P-38 Cockpit Details in 1/32nd | Large Scale Planes
Anyway the shot from the Pilot's Manual for the P-38 shows that there were two separate selectors for the R.H and L.H tanks.
the source: More P-38 Stuff -- P-38 videos & pages from a P-38 Lightning Pilot's Manual
the source: More P-38 Stuff -- P-38 videos & pages from a P-38 Lightning Pilot's Manual
