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1943
1943 - 1780.PDF
Advertisements. FLIGH'I JULY 15m, 1943 1930-1940 1930 saw the first "Bristol" attempt to shield both gun and gunner from the slip stream. This design was mechanically operated, and counter- balancing enabled the gun to be trained against the comparatively small loads at the speeds of that day. • ...x.-;v.i/;..,-;,••; ..-. • • ./-• In 1933 "Bristol" produced the first power-operated-electric-turret for the Bombay, and in 1935 the hydraulic partially rotating type for the Blen- heim, leading to the four-gun turrets of 1940, fully rotating and only 30 inches in diameter. They are the lightest, simplest, and most compact gun turrets ever made. "British workmanship at its best." THE BRISTOL AEROPLANE CO. LTD. ARMAMENT DIVISION 1930 - 1940
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