| Re: Meet Fred Bieser, World War II Airplane Turret Restorer |
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| Stormin' Norman (norman@schwarzkopf.in.memorium) |
2018/07/09 17:21 |
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From: Stormin' Norman <norman@schwarzkopf.in.memorium>
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Subject: Re: Meet Fred Bieser, World War II Airplane Turret Restorer
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On 9 Jul 2018 13:51:32 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
wrote:
>In article <g2g7kddrs7f8j23uo3mo1ukqka006efhb7@4ax.com>, Stormin' Norman says...
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>>On 9 Jul 2018 09:02:09 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
>>wrote:
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>>>A lot more interesting than you thought!...worth the watch of 13:37 minutes
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>>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad0dsgy32jc
>>>
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>>That is a real labor of love, he doesn't seem to be restoring them for
>>a living although I would imagine more than a few museums and
>>collectors would pay good money for his efforts.
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>Enlightening for me...I always thought WWII turrets were basically just a couple
>of guns mounted on a gimbal with a trigger.
>
>Here's another link to the guy
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>https://www.tested.com/art/makers/459038-world-war-ii-airplane-turret-restoration/
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>
Have you ever looked into the gun / turret control system of the B-29?
Take a look at this:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a18343/the-cannons-on-the-b-29-bomber-were-a-mid-century-engineering-masterpiece/
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