RN Grumman Avenger with radio-controlled gun turret ...

[Mark Allen M]

What will those crazy Brits think of next!! ...

RN Grumman TBF Avenger at Malcolm Engineering Ltd compound at White Walthan c 1943. It is fitted with a radio-controlled gun turret and was the only example converted. Although reportedly successful it was not implemented for RN use.

[Malo 1]

I like it.

[Scott Rose]

Well thats different

[Larry Kraus]

I think that this might have been related to the FN95 turret that was supposed to equip the Fairey Spearfish.

98A8598B-1064-45DD-8A00-56DEDA51082E by tanker622001, on Flickr

Here’s a link to some information on the Spearfish:

https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraf ... ft_id=1205

[Randy Wilson]

Larry, I think you are correct. Scroll down about 2/3rds of the way on this forum link. Randy

http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=1864.25

[JohnB]

The remote turrets in that type of aircraft remind me of the XBTD and XTB2D.