A power-driven "chin turret" equipped with two .50 caliber guns that repel frontal attacks on B-17G

Titolo: A power-driven "chin turret" equipped with two .50 caliber guns that repel frontal attacks on B-17G
Oggetto: en Technology; en Machine Guns; en Airplanes and Zeppelins
Article Title and/or Image Caption: A power-driven "chin turret" equipped with two .50 caliber guns that repel frontal attacks on B-17G
extracted text: IT'S KNIVES against the jungle—sometimes
more dangerous than any human foe—if
Australian pilots of seagoing Spitfires have
to make forced landings far from civiliza-
tion. Secured to the boots of the flyers, as
illustrated below, the wicked-looking blades
serve as machetes to hack a way through
matted undergrowth—or enemy patrols—
until a friendly outpost is reached.
Lingua: eng
Copertura temporale: World War II
Data di rilascio: 1944-01
pagine: 46
Diritti: Public Domain (Google digitized)
Sorgente: Google Books
Referenzia: B-17 Flying Fortress
Archived by: Lorenzo Chinellato; Marco Bortolami (editor)
Riassunto: A power-driven turret equipped with two .50 caliber guns replacing flexible-type guns