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This is the blister gun position on a Consolidated PBY Catalina, identified by its unique shape and in the rear of the image the parasol wing arrangement of the aircraft.

Agreed.

This is the portside (left) blister, looking towards the front of the plane.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Goggles, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

PBY-5A (patrol bomber consolidated aircraft co.), October 1941 - January 1945, Hydraulically-actuated, retractable tricycle landing gear for amphibious operation. Introduced tail gun position, replaced bow single gun position with bow "eyeball" turret equipped with twin .30 machine guns (some later units), improved armor, self-sealing fuel tanks. Prior to the PBY-5, PBY 1, 2, 3 & 4's were true Seaplane's, designed & equipped only for water landing's & takeoff's. The name of Catalina I, IA, IB, II, IIA, IIIA, IVA, IVB & VI, was used only by the British Commonwealth, though later adopted by everyone else after the war. USN & USCG Aviation Crews called the PBY's either "Cats" (day) or "Black Cats" (night) for Combat Missions or "Dumbo" for Air-Sea Rescue Missions. USAAC's designation for the PBY was, OA-10, OA-10A, & OA-10B & GST by the Soviets.

Wonderful work at the time ...why don't they do something like this now? l suppose no money anymore !!!! the bankers have it all and the politicians of course.

I think I can name nine out of ten

You're welcome to name them if you would like to Bolckow?

Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Here goes; Left to right, top to bottom; Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare, Francis Bacon, Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, Thomas Carlyle, John Milton, Aristotle, Robert Burns and Walter Scott how's that!

Fantastic!

The eye contact on this is quite scary! Reminds me of my nephew. Glad I found this 'stream tho' there's loads of interesting images here. Thanks.