whisky42 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) Hello, I plan to build airfix Lancaster as a B mk Vll namely NX611 'Just Jane' but I cannot find anywhere including posts on other forums here that give the exact location of the C250 Martin mid upper turret. It looks like the turret has been moved forward to where the aft escape hatch was? Also was going to rob a Martin turret of a B24 Liberator, think that would be an accurate replacement. Edited February 14, 2022 by whisky42 Miss spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fishplanebeer Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 I'm not familiar with the B.XII so do you mean the B.VII which is the correct version for 'Just Jane'? The Martin turret was indeed moved further forward than the standard FN turret but I don't have any plans to confirm its precise location, although there are plenty of pics of NX611 which would give a pretty good idea. The SAM publication on the Lancaster states that the turret was "38 feet, 5.5 inches from the nose to the centre of the turret" if this helps and it also meant that the rear most fuselage escape hatch had to be deleted Regards Colin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whisky42 Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 Yes Colin was finger trouble!! thanks have got some useful information regarding location of the mid upper turret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnha Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Some interesting info on Lancaster escape hatches and safety equipment here (apologies if this is common knowledge): link Every time I see photos of PA474 in flight, both hatches appear to be open/missing, anybody know why? John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishplanebeer Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 (edited) Possibly a health and safety precaution as the Lancaster was never the easiest of aircraft to exit in flight or on the ground given the location of the escape hatches. I think I read somewhere that on average only 2 of the 7 crew managed to safely exit the aircraft when a Lancaster was shot down which is a little sobering if you happen to be a member of the PA474 crew. Regards Colin. Edited February 15, 2022 by fishplanebeer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 48 minutes ago, Johnha said: Every time I see photos of PA474 in flight, both hatches appear to be open/missing, anybody know why? John. I think it’s something to do with venting a fumes build up in the fuselage, but someone with a lot more knowledge will be along to correct me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wm Blecky Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Hope these pics help: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishplanebeer Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Thinking about it I don't recall seeing pics of 'Vera' (VR+A) with any dorsal escape hatches open, which is a bit of an enigma both in terms of my H&S theory and possible venting, although as she differs from PA474 this may be the reason, plus regs in Canada may also be different. Regards Colin. Ps. having been inside both PA474 and NX611 both hardly have room to swing a mouse let alone a cat and moving the turret further forward did little to ease or enable egress from a stricken aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Back in the early 90's VeRA didn't have any escape hatches. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whisky42 Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Wm Blecky said: Hope these pics help: Cheers, very useful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloegin57 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 (edited) Scan of an article in an old Airfix Mag (I think) - for a B.X but virtually the same as a VII. Hope its useful. Code 9X at header was 20MU Aston Down - where I come from. HTH Dennis Edited February 16, 2022 by sloegin57 Re-scanned and reference information added 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 What issue of the magazine is this from? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wm Blecky Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 3 hours ago, dogsbody said: What issue of the magazine is this from? Chris Maybe one of the old Airfix modeling magazine issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 9 hours ago, Johnha said: Some interesting info on Lancaster escape hatches and safety equipment here (apologies if this is common knowledge): link Every time I see photos of PA474 in flight, both hatches appear to be open/missing, anybody know why? John. I believe I read an article on the BOB flight that said it was to help keep the temperature down, as they fly at low level and it gets uncomfortably hot in the cockpit and fuselage. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bunker Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 7 hours ago, dogsbody said: What issue of the magazine is this from? Chris Scale Aircraft Modelling, April 1995 (Vol 17 Issue 2). Hope this helps. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloegin57 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Just now, Nigel Bunker said: Scale Aircraft Modelling, April 1995 (Vol 17 Issue 2). Hope this helps. Thanks Nigel, I was still going through my Airfix mags to answer the original question. I'll have to rescan it and re-post Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloegin57 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 11 hours ago, sloegin57 said: Would a Mod _ Julian ? please delete this post - wasting space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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