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Simcoe Warrior
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Does anyone have a good photo of a Fraser Nash FN20 rear turret, preferably a side view? I'm trying to pin down some details as to how it looked in a Vickers Wellington but at this point anything will do.

Any help is appreciated.

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Have you tried posting your question on the Flypast Forum? They have a quite a few turret "nuts" that are in the process of restoring british turrets like the frazer-nash and may be able to help you out with photos or specs.

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jpeters wrote:
Have you tried posting your question on the Flypast Forum? They have a quite a few turret "nuts" that are in the process of restoring british turrets like the frazer-nash and may be able to help you out with photos or specs.

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I have not, thanks for the tip!

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Hi,

I am not sure if the attached is a Fraser Nash FN-20 or a FN-121 Mark 1 turret.
Hope it helps.

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Photo credit of the Fraser-Nash rear turret:
http://www.lancaster-archive.com/Lanc-Parts.HTM

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The photo posted above appears to be an FN-121. The FN-20, 120, 121 series of turrets generally tend to be called FN-20's.

I found the following photo in a Lancaster book. It only identifies it as an 'Early Frazer Nash turret'. I believe it is an FN-20. Compare it to the other pic in this thread. The FN-20 doesn't have the small side windows behind the gunner. It also has the articulated armor screen. FN-20 ammo feed was also hydraulic, FN-121 was electric. I believe the FN-20 frame work was also more solid/heavy compared to FN-121. FN-121 also had Oxygen Economiser equipment, which the FN-20 appears not to have..

Hope that helps.

Hope someone else has more info!

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I'm not sure if this is the turret you are looking for, but pretty cool anyway.

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The last pic posted seems to be another FN-121. Nice pic though!
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dagwood wrote:
The last pic posted seems to be another FN-121. Nice pic though!


Thanks to all for the photos, I have enough infor for what I needed now!
(working on a drawing of a Vickers Wellington Mk. X)
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Simcoe,

Four-gun FN tail turret of a Wellington in the IWM Duxford collection, unrestored, and thus original. It is still attached to the Wellington rear fuselage frame, having been 'hacked off' rather than removed from the mounting.

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High res photos can be supplied, and an e-mail to DX might get more info. Feel free to PM me.

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