Ball turret of the Memphis Belle

The Sperry ball turret on the left is the Memphis Belle's rebuilt turret. The one on the right is destined to be mounted on the museum's B-24D Liberator Strawberry Bitch.

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Memphis Belle

Commonly called the ball turret, its proper name in the technical manuals is the lower spherical turret, made by Sperry Gyroscope Co.

 

 

 
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