Riding the Aluminum Overcast


This is an interior shot of the ball turret. One of the 50 caliber machine guns is visible at the upper right. Ammo is fed from boxes above the ball and the brass is discharged below the gun. The stirrup is to the left of the gun next to the window (barely visible).

The hand controls are visible (wooden handles). Below the control handles you can see the "seat".

This is a view through the optical gunsight.

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