B-17G Chin Turret Gun Mounts
Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:25 pm
A big thanks goes out to Robert Kropp for helping identify these two parts as gun mounts for a B-17G Bendix Chin Turret. I was curious if anybody out there knows of any B-17G's that might be in need of one of these? I've already contacted the Urbana guys and I know Desert Rat never had a chin turret. Any others currently going through restoration? I'm also curious if anyone out there might have a ballpark on what one of these might run? I've never seen one so I'm guessing they are kind of rare.
Thanks in advance!
John
Thanks in advance!
John
Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:03 pm
Hey John,
If they need a home, you're more than welcome to donate them to VFM! We'll gladly accept donations of any kind of B-17 parts.
Unfortunately, Chuckie doesn't have a chin turret...
Cheers!
If they need a home, you're more than welcome to donate them to VFM! We'll gladly accept donations of any kind of B-17 parts.
Unfortunately, Chuckie doesn't have a chin turret...
Cheers!
Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:49 pm
That's what I was thinking...get a chin turret on Chuckie! What do ya say, I see you have two, could you part with one? Besides, they aren't really ball turret parts... 
IF we need to, perhaps another WIX fundraiser?
-Dennis S.
Greeley, CO
IF we need to, perhaps another WIX fundraiser?
-Dennis S.
Greeley, CO
Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:04 pm
(Pat, correct me if I'm wrong here)
I have talked with Doc about a turret on Chuckie and he has no desire to put one on. He talks about Pathfinders without the turret and about more drag on the airplane and some other concerns.
Now if any one has parts for the H2X Radar installation in the ball turret sopt let Doc know.
http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/wwii/photos/gallery_005/B-17%20pathfinder%20with%20H2X%20radar.jpg
I have talked with Doc about a turret on Chuckie and he has no desire to put one on. He talks about Pathfinders without the turret and about more drag on the airplane and some other concerns.
Now if any one has parts for the H2X Radar installation in the ball turret sopt let Doc know.
http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/wwii/photos/gallery_005/B-17%20pathfinder%20with%20H2X%20radar.jpg
Sat Feb 03, 2007 1:04 am
Zane:
"Chuckie" did indeed have a chin turret on it at one time. However Chin Turrets are in pretty short supply today. I'd love to get my hands on one. Just a fun piece of triva, "Chuckie" did NOT have a radio operators gun installed. By that point in production it was determined that they were of little value in combat.
Patrick Mahaffey
B-17 "Chuckie" pilot/mechanic
"Chuckie" did indeed have a chin turret on it at one time. However Chin Turrets are in pretty short supply today. I'd love to get my hands on one. Just a fun piece of triva, "Chuckie" did NOT have a radio operators gun installed. By that point in production it was determined that they were of little value in combat.
Patrick Mahaffey
B-17 "Chuckie" pilot/mechanic
Sat Feb 03, 2007 3:09 pm
I know at least two 8AF B17 pilots that flew "G" models without a radio compartment gun. One was surprised to know that any 8th AF G models had a gun in the radio compartment.
So the question is: did any 8th AF "G" models have that gun, or is it my faulty memory?
thanks all.
So the question is: did any 8th AF "G" models have that gun, or is it my faulty memory?
thanks all.
Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:20 pm
Hi
I send you a PM, I what to buy one of these mount for a restoration.
Thank you
I send you a PM, I what to buy one of these mount for a restoration.
Thank you
Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:06 am
sulaco wrote:Hi
I send you a PM, I what to buy one of these mount for a restoration.
Thank you
Got the P.M. Ricardo and just sent you back a response. Thanks also for the information on these parts going to a B-25 upper turret as well. I never knew that before but then again, I guess it makes sense since Bendix made both types of turrets.
John