View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVxtJULJ0KA
Never mind. Just realized the two extra guns are in the chin position.
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What's the deal on the four .50 cals in the belly position on the B-17 @ 2:27 min?
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVxtJULJ0KA
Never mind. Just realized the two extra guns are in the chin position.
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
There's not 4 .50s on the belly - you're seeing the ball turret then the chin turret in the background.
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Correct.. I caught that after I posted. Left the vid up, cause I thought folks here would like it.
vikingBerserker
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Gees, you really have to respect the bomber pilots. IMO it takes a lot of just to fly a steady bombing run while fighters are chewing away.
Great post.
Great post.
The sequence which starts at about 1:21 here
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTKBbjaBzCc
is more than a little sobering.
They did make a 4 x .50 cal. ball turret. I have seen it. I believe it was in the NASM collection. I have a picture of it somewhere. I assume it was experimental.
Not this one, but I found this on the internet. Looks like a nose, top or rear unit.
