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PB4Y-2 Privateer Bow Turret Overview by trojandl is a document available to read on EtoBox.
What is PB4Y-2 Privateer Bow Turret Overview about?
This document provides details about a PB4Y-2 bow turret that was originally designed for the Boeing XPBB-1 Sea Ranger in 1940 and was later adopted for use on the PB4Y-1 Liberator and PB4Y-2 Privateer bombers. The specific turret summarized here is a model 250SH-3 that was built for the Privateer nose section, could rotate 70 degrees below to 85 above and 80 degrees side to side, and carried 1300 rounds of ammunition. It underwent a 250 hour restoration by US Navy personnel from VQ-3 Detachment Travis and
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- trojandl
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