Tag Archives: ball turret

How to Jettison a PB4Y Ball Turret

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Procedure to jettison the nose ball turret in the PB4Y from Naval Aviation News, August 1944. How to Jettison a Turret PB4Y Gets Back Safe from Saipan A Navy photographic plane came back from a mission over Saipan recently after battling … Continue reading →

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Ball Turret Video

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Short, but interesting, video of a bomber ball turret from the Stockton Field Aviation Museum firing the .50 cal.’s on a test stand:      

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Erco Ball Turret

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustrations and performance details of the Erco 250SH Ball Turret mounted in the PB4Y Privateer from Aircrewman’s Gunnery Manual, Aviation Training Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy, 1944. Erco Ball Turret ERCO 250SH-2, 2A or 3 … Continue reading →

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Grumman Ball Turret

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustrations of the Grumman Ball Turret 150SE-1 and 150SE-2 mounted in the TBF Avenger from Aircrewman’s Gunnery Manual, Aviation Training Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy, 1944.  

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