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hawker238 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 04, 2005, 07:08:38 PM »

Tail turret on a Liberator? Or is it British?

gear · « **Reply #2 on:** January 04, 2005, 08:01:43 PM »

Vickers-Armstrong Wellington Tail gun turret

Tilt · « **Reply #3 on:** January 05, 2005, 04:34:18 AM »

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Four Browning .303 machineguns were installed in the tail turret of a Lancaster. The gunner also had the best view towards the rear, where any attacker was likely to appear, and he controlled the defense. On his signal the pilot would start the evasive "corkscrew" manuever.

The picture is also at

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/8217/fgun/fgun-de.html

Seeker · « **Reply #4 on:** January 05, 2005, 05:07:20 AM »

I always thought the guns were paired verticaly; not horizontaly on a Lanc...

Stratocaster · « **Reply #5 on:** January 05, 2005, 09:23:19 AM »

Looks like a lancaster to me

brady · « **Reply #6 on:** January 05, 2005, 12:23:30 PM »

It is,Frazer Nash FN20A.

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I have had this pick in my "unasigned file" for quiet some time. The reasion being I was not able to posativaely identify it, while the image source Tilt referances indicates it is a Lancaster turet, the type does not match the Images I have in My Lancaster Book, it does howeaver match material on Wellingtons and Sterlings vishualy to the point I am fairly certain it is a Frazer Nash FN20A.

Tilt · « **Reply #7 on:** January 05, 2005, 01:29:13 PM »

http://www.taphilo.com/Photo/Pictures/Lancaster/Lancaster-tail-turret.jpg

This is the lancaster that is part of the RAF memorial flight

and this

http://www.lancastermuseum.ca/airgunners3.html

brady · « **Reply #8 on:** January 05, 2005, 02:27:10 PM »

Cool Link Tilt, I saved it and will read it in detail later, Aparently as noted it is a Lancaster tail turet type as well, I think now that I compare by book nad the sight, that what was throwing me was the presence of some armor plaets in the lower turet glasing, that and the lack of a specific model type being listed in the book.