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Re: Aircraft turrets
Posted by Mikael O on Fri Jul 25, 2003 06:28:08 PM
In reply top Re: Aircraft turrets posted by Mikael Olrog on Fri Jul 25, 2003 06:25:05 PM
There's also a Ju 86 nose turret preserved in Sweden, which I was offered to buy, held it in my hand but was a poor student at the time and couldn't afford to get it.
Today, I would buy it, restore it and mount on my car, boat, aircraft or just hang it above the TV... :-)
: Well I've got some knowledge of preserved Axis turrets, th
: ere are:
:
: Photos of two different types of Blenheim turrets can be f
: ound on my website in the Finnish relic section. One which
: is unused.
:
: Photo of a Fw 189 tail cone turret is in the Focke-Wulf re
: lic section.
:
: Photo of a BV 138 HDL 151 Turret in the Blohm & Voss relic
: section.
:
: Photo of Do 24 Turret in the Dornier relic section.
:
: Photos of two different types of He 111 nose turrets in th
: e - well I guess you got hang of the system :-), yes, in
: the Heinkel Relic section. They can be seen together with
: a photo of a He 177 rear turret in the same section.
:
: /Mikael
: www.axisaircraft.com
:
: : Hi all,
: :
: : The earlier post on the Whitley turrets got me thinking.
: P
: : ersonally I think the aircraft turrets as used in the bo
: mb
: : ers of WWII is very fascinating technology and every tim
: e
: : I see one on display in a museum or installed in a bombe
: r
: : it attracts me like a moth to a flame, but I would like
: to
: : know are there still turret cupolas being found in use
: as
: : garden cloches or otherwise and is there some sort of w
: eb
: : site or similar on the total number of the various turre
: ts
: : surviving today?
: :
: : Cheers
: :
: : Cees