FN-5A GunTurret

[peter]

Hello mates,
I'm looking for photographs of FN-5A gun turret, especially the front of it (marked with red on image). What I need is closeup on the stuff behind the glass. This part of turret (the stuff inside) is usually hardly seen on images (because of blinks). Maybe some of You, Guys has a photo of this turret taken in IWM in London or somewhere else - where it is possible to come up closer to it. Thank You :)

[Andyf]

http://www.blitzairpowerarchive.com/TOUR/Resources/turret001copy.gif
http://www.lancasterfm159.freeservers.com/photo.html
http://www.lancastermuseum.ca/airgunners3.html
http://ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/1998/01/stuff_eng_detail_lancaster.htm
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=51904
http://uk.geocities.com/vanessa.cross@btopenworld.com/guns.jpg

[chrisken]

Hi Peter
I have www.flyingzonedirect.com DVD "Lancaster Explored" which has detailed photos of the Turret (5 pages). Even with these I could not extract detail of this area. Any photo taken through the perspex is distorted. What you really need is extracts from AP.1659A Volume 1 which is the Air Ministry Publication for the Turrets and is in the National Archives. Ronnie probably knows how you go about getting extracts.

[Spinner]

Most of the A.P.'s are available for copy at Hendon. They've definitely got the FN-5 series.

[peter]

Thank You very much for Your feedback guys:)
@Andyf> thanks mate, Your research skills are as always invaluable :)
@Chrisken>thanks mate, especially for point to this DVD. Didn't know it. This DVD and DVD about Halifax is something I definitely have to buy. And thanks for point to AP.1659A. I'm very appreciate it mate :)
@Spinner>thanks mate:) Do they have any online library or something like that?

[Skyraider3D]

Ronnie probably knows how you go about getting extracts.I don't personally, but a mate of mine works at Hendon. I could ask him?

[peter]

Ronnie :eek: !!!

[Skyraider3D]

Peter!!! ;)

[MagnumHB]

Here's a scan from this book. (http://www.amazon.com/Graphic-War-Aviation-Drawings-Illustrations/dp/1550464248/sr=8-1/qid=1172671823/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-9113448-7079052?ie=UTF8&s=books) It's not the exact model, and I don't know enough about these turrets to know how similar they really are, but it seems like it would be useful.

I made the image black and white to save on filesize without having to sacrifice the resolution too much. (Went from 300 to 200 dpi.) Hope it helps.

[peter]

Thank You MagnumHB:) Well, I already know this picture (but in a bit worse quality so Your scan is very helpful:) ). It's not FN-5A turret (but FN-50) BUT it's almost identical (framework differences) - so thanks mate very much:)

[Skyraider3D]

Ronnie probably knows how you go about getting extracts.Looks like I did afterall... :D
A.P.1660 is even more interesting. Check your PM's, looks like I got an F.N.5 factory drawing for you :)

[peter]

That's excellent news, mate!!!!!!!! Check Your inbox:)

[WonderWheeler]

Of course if you really want to get detailed, I saw some interesting rubber tubes sticking outside the American Flying Fortresses, and handled them some on an example that visited a airfield here. Poking them and seeing them bounce when flexed. They occured under gun positions, especially the waist gunners and ball turret gunner position on the bottom. When visiting inside, we checked the inside. There were rounded extensions of the rubber tube that came inside about waist level where the tube flared out into a larger size maybe 4 or 6" long, maybe an inch and a half in inside diameter....

They were in-flight urinals!

:p