Rebirth of a Turret

Salvaged turret rings.

Cleaning and refurbishment of turret frame.

Browning guns recovered from a crash site.

Salvaged gun controls before and after refurbishment.

Painstaking work on the chordal stiffener.

The gun mounting bracket receives attention.

Cosy accommodation, for one only!

Parts fit together and it begins to look like a turret.

Wooden formers are fabricated to define the shapes of the Perspex transparencies.

The Chairman takes delivery of the finished transparencies.

The rotating gun brackets and bearings have now been restored and re-fitted. The two Browning guns have also been temporarily mounted to see that they fit. Now it really does look like a gun turret!

The Chairman and Design Officer wheel the finished article to a display at RAF Wyton.

Centre-piece of the Stirling Project display at RAF Wyton.

A lady visitor to Wyton shows keen interest in the turret.