Boeing B-17 Inside

Front Turret

The outside and inside views of the front gun turret. B-17 front end and person entering for walk through tour

This picture shows somebody climbing inside for the tour. The hatch is beneath the cockpit, and there is not enough room to stand in there - it's necessary to crawl either to the front turret or back and up into the cockpit or further back.

Nose gunner position of B-17

Cockpit

B-17 cockpit

Pilot's view from B-17, showing the B-24

Top Turret

Behind the cockpit is another gun position - the top turret. This view is looking back. Top gunner's view looking back

Looking forward. I presume the splotches on the front view are from insects which were impaled while flying at low altitude. At least this is what happens on a motorcycle :-( Top gunner's view looking forward; also B-24 and Air Force 1 (retired)

Radio Room

From the radio operator's area into the bomb bay

Behind the top turret is the radio room, which also has a "convertible" top on it. The opening is to allow celestial navigation, which, of course, requires a good view of the sky. Some radio equipment is seen to the left.

Mt. Rainier from back of B-17 (not sure what the hole is for)

The view out the top, showing Mt. Rainier just to the right of the tail.

Waist Gunners

The waist gunners and the ball-turret gunner (shooting down from underneath the plane).

From radio room, looking into rear gunner section, and also belly gunner (left of silver ammo box)

The waist and ball-turret from radio room. The speckles were probably dust on the lens, which I think was in the sunlight.

Belly gunner's location

The ball-turret gun

Side gunner's location.  Windows have perspex; not sure if that is \

The waist gunners area

Side and belly gunner's turret

The outside view of this section.

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