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25th April 2025, 01:28

Jim Oxley

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Bomber Nose Turrets

This thought has only just occurred to me.

Wouldn't wind scream through the fuselage of bombers such as the Lancaster, B-24, Halifax etc due to their nose turrets? After all nose turrets were not a sealed fitting.

As if flying in one of them wasn't uncomfortable enough.

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