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... and Trucks with Turrets.

Below are a few photos from Kaneohe Hawaii in 1944. Anyone want to give some insight and information as to what type Trucks, guns and turrets etc.?

Part 1

Part 2

1944 Kaneohe Hawaii Ball Turret Gunner Simulator.

Part 3


Sperry Gyro 151 turret.

Below PB4Y turret.

Part 4

Turrets and Guns on PBY's.


PBY - 20mm bow gun - Iceland - 23 Jun 1943.


162 (BR) Squadron aircraft were fitted with the so-called Ryan ‘eyeball’ turret in the bow with twin guns.


Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A, bow nose guns, 21 July 1943.




Air gunner inside the blister turret of a No. 5 Squadron Catalina, accompanied by photographer, Noel Stanley Williams with an F24 camera. RNZAF Station Lauthala Bay, Fiji.
'4008' (aircraft NZ4008?) stencilled on armour plate.

This is an interesting photo. See if the 'turret" experts can figure this one out.

First group, 5th photo, looks like a TBF/TBM Avenger turret.

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It appears most of the trucks are Federals.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Motor_Truck_Company

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Brilliant collection Mark. Thanks for collecting and posting them!

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Is that a Martin 250CE in place of the Sperry A-1?

It sure is. Presumably a gunnery training base with WASP flight crew. Very cool!

Thanks for the cool turret photos Mark!

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