B-24 Ball Turret in Action
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To all the brave men that flew these things-
THANK YOU FOR MY FREEDOM
2 years ago 24
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Interesting vid, always thought that's how they worked. The bravery of the men in those aircraft went way beyond anything we could compare to; so to all the men & women of WW2....THANK YOU....we are free because of you!
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@XXFortressCraftedXX because they are fairly rare and a tad expensive. I would love one myself but I have nowhere to keep it.
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@TheGalwayFarmer Yes we did why is that so wierd?
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@XXFortressCraftedXX you and your dad just bought a B17? as one does...
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Now what are the chances of that thing falling cuz my dad and i just bought a b17 and i wanna go in the ball turret but im affraid it will fall
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R.I.P. papa (rear gunner)
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i had a uncle that was a top gunner in one of these things...
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I would'nt step into that damn thing unless I was drunk as a skunk !!
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@airmanc81 awesome thank you!
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Can anyone describe the turret's electrical controls to me? I.e., were they foot operated, or mounted on the gun controls?
Viniagrette 8 months ago
@Viniagrette There were both hand controls as well as foot controls. The hand controls controlled the actual movement of the turret: up, down, left, right. These controls had a handle on either side with triggers (they resemble a video game controller, like the Xbox, for lack of any better comparison). The foot controls were pedals that controlled the sight and allowed the crewman to adjust for range and other variables.
airmanc81 8 months ago
Wouldn't want to be sitting in that thing. Were they faster than that, or was that it?
grandmasterj5 8 months ago
@grandmasterj5 Yes, they were much faster. During this flight, we did not have the electrics hooked up to the motor, so it was being rotated via hand cranks inside the ball itself. So it could only move as fast as the person inside can crank. If the electric motors had power, it could have turned much faster, fast enough to track an enemy fighter.
airmanc81 8 months ago
I wonder why they don't do that regularly. There are obviously safety risks but if everything is working properly,why not?
metallicastarwarsfan 2 years ago
Well this was done on a flight between tour stops when there were no passengers on board, only crew. It wasn't on a regular ride. Should they try to do it on a regular ride, you would barely have time for a single person since it takes time to prep the turret, climb in, lower it, enjoy the experience, crank it back up, get out, and stow the turret, etc. Add to all this the liability issues, and I don't think they'll ever do it on a normal ride since they only last 25 minutes or so.
airmanc81 2 years ago