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mike furline
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Not sure how rare this is,
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probably from a b-29 gunners remote control sighting station if definetely from ww 2. the tinting of the plexi throws me off, maybe it's b-29 korea vintage??

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Is it a North American related part?

Check the logo...Del Riccio? with the NAA bird...

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After looking online I find tha Del Riccio made cameras and lenses...this may be a photo recon type window...

Here's one of their cameras
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I saw this the other day as well and couldn't figure out what it was for. With an opening bid of $699.00 you'd think there would be a bit more in the description. :?

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Looks more like a camera window for an aircraft. Probably not B-29-related, much less turret related.
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Could it be a port camera window for a f-6 mustang. The NAA logo i would think puts it on a NAA aircraft?

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It looks almost identical to the camera window on a reconnaissance mustang... look at the image from Mustangs Mustangs by Curtis Fowles.

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Forgotten Field
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I have one of these, but a different set of glass. B29 Gunner identified it as an aiming lens for the B-25 (it has a B-25 part number on it 82-310902) which was used with the lower mechanical Bendix Turret used on the early B-25. I am guessing this is a later refinement of the same thing, possibly with a different sighting system. The below are photos of my lens. Similarities are easy to see.
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Looks as though the mystery is solved! :wink:

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