Monday, May 7, 2018

Flight -Sergeant J Morgan, the rear gunner of an Avro Lancaster of No. 630 Squadron RAF at East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, checks his guns in the Nash & Thompson FN120 tail turret before taking off on a night raid on the marshalling yards at Juvisy-sur-Orge, France.


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5 comments:

  1. LLMay 8, 2018 at 4:59 AM

    Greatest Generation

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  2. bogsidebunnyMay 8, 2018 at 5:34 AM

    .303. They needed 4 to equal 2- Ma Duce 50s.

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    1. juvatMay 8, 2018 at 9:08 AM

      In bullet weight or rounds per minute?

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    2. Tom in NCMay 8, 2018 at 4:14 PM

      overall effectiveness ...

      Tail gunners and ball turret gunners were ballsy folks - not to say the rest of the crew weren't - they were!

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  3. AnonymousMay 8, 2018 at 7:08 PM

    .303
    bullet 168gr
    MV: 2540 fps
    Average Energy: 2406 ft-lbf

    .50 bmg
    bullet 700gr.... varies 647gr - 800gr
    MV: 2978 fps
    Energy: 13,971 ft-lbf

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