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"New Photo" eh? That one's all over the net.
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Is that some kind of dust-bin ventral turret behind him?
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Flare chute. Notice the Brown bomber box right of him
No, behind him. Looks like a cylindrical structure that perhaps projects down into the airstream.
fubar57
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Might be the crapper...File:Vickers Wellington - Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1939-1941. CH478.jpg - Wikimedia Commons scroll down a bit
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Another way to describe the brown bomber box.
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Early Wellington - "Elsan" toilet at right, retractable "dustbin" turret behind crewman.
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Yep...here's a pic of it deployed while in flight in an early Wellington MkI:
And here's a clearer view of the design with a few specs:
Cool! Thanks!
Good shots!
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Nice shots!
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