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Hi Guys, I acquired a drum full of old aircraft parts, and these were in it...I'm 99% sure they are turret related. Anybody happen to know what make/model of turret they may be from? They came from an RAAF Base down south...so that may narrow the turret types a bit.

Cheers Chris

Manual Cranks resemble Martin Turret / 250. But the extra brackets attached indicate to me that maybe its for a Bendix. Does anyone know what the manual handcranks looked like on the original A-9 Bendix turrets?

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The two hooks in the top picture look like the catches for the seat on the Martin 250.

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Majority of your turret parts are indeed Martin 250 series upper turret - US made suring WWII and used in a variety of Allied aircraft, both AAF and USN, and incorporated into RAF, RCAF and RAAF aircraft, too. Some of these turrets were used post war as well. Your gearboxes are elevation and azimuth related components. The brackets as shown in the last picture series before the bucket are mounting brackets that would have bolted on to the armor plate and hold the seat rail in place. The ones with the round eyelet and spring assembly were used to raise or lower the seat to the gunner's choice of position.

Bucket contains numerous electrical cable clamps and gear ring rollers. There's what appears to be a radial ignition spark plug lead or mag wire in there, too, and a couple of radio cables and drivers. I can't make out the end of the one big radio cable there on top, but it almost looks like a radar connector on the end. A neat "catch all" bin of goodies, to be sure.

Looks like a missing bucket from Albert Stix's turret collection half the world away!

If you need a Martin parts manual to help identify bits and pieces I would be glad to photo copy one and send it your way. Drop me a PM and we'll trade addresses.

Are any of your parts there be spares for your project, and, if so, would they be available for purchase or trade bait?

Hi Pooner, i'm not interested in any of the turret stuff. I don't have a turret to restore and my aircraft is a fighter so no turret there either

If you guys are interested in it, id be happy to trade for it.

Cheers,
Chris

Hi Chris:

Lancaster FM104 is going to need all the Martin 250 parts we can find.
I'm not sure we have anything you'll want to trade, but via the museum we have a fair collection of bits and pieces available.
PM me if you're interested.

Regards,
Joe
FM104 Restoration Group
Toronto Aerospace Museum

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hahahahaha good one JDK

try warbirdparts.com jay wisler owner. tell him i sent you.

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