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Non standard nose turret on late war Dornier Do 24
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This image was first published in Aeroplane Monthly, April 1985. It shows a late war Do 24 from SNGr 81 evacuating children, fleeing from the advancing Russian army, at the coastal village of Nest (now Unieście, Poland) in 1945. The flying boat has a nose turret that differs from the usual Alkan type used on all other Do 24 I have seen. Was it a powered turret? Was it introduced in the last production run of the type or simply a one off? Hans |
Re: Non standard nose turret on late war Dornier Do 24
Looks the same as the He177A-5 DL131/1C turret?
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Thank you both. The turret does look familiar. Wouldn’t a turret like that, if powered, be relatively heavy, and have a profound effect on the centre of gravity of the aircraft? I am not an engineer but, it seems to me, this would rule out a modification at unit level. Does anyone have a clue if this was tested at the Dornier Werke or E-Stelle Travemünde?
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Re: Non standard nose turret on late war Dornier Do 24
According to the monthly report from E-Stelle (See) Travemünde for February 1943, a Do 24T-3 had completed tests with MG131 in A-Stand (nose) and Heck-stand (aft).
The monthly report for April 1943 states that the first fully French production Do 24T-3, W.Nr. 1001 was transferred on 17.4.43 from Paris to Schellingwoude in Holland and four days later to Travemünde. This aircraft had the HD151 installed while in Schellingwoude, but it is not stated if this concerned A or C-Stand. The report for January 1944 give the following details: Short testing of first series aircraft of French Do 24 production with MG 151 and MG131. Finally in the weekly report for 2. to 9. September 1944 it is stated that Do 24T-3 W.Nr. 3381 had completed successfully trials installation and fire testing of the HD 151/2. The aircraft was returned to its Staffel on 8.9.44. |
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Hello Seaplanes,
thank you very much for the details. Just what I suspected. The turret does indeed look like a HD 151/2. And it is not impossible that W.Nr. 3381 is the one in the picture. Hans |
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