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1.1 Pilot's cockpit 

 

 

1.2 Tailgunner's cockpit

The tailgunner was separated from the pilot by an armored plate. In fact, he could move in all the rest of the airframe, from his machinegun to the bomb bay (where two additionnal drums for the HS 404 cannon were, and that he could reload in flight).

Pic of the tailgunner's cockpit seen from the bomb bay:

Drawing (seen from the tailgunner's position, looking at the bomb bay):

1. Distribution board (?)

2. Machine to prepare the bombing (?)

3. Command box

4. High frequency receptor

5. Folding table

6. Tailgunner's telephone

7. Low frequency amplificator

8. XDCR transducer

9. Fire bottle

10. Left generator's control board

11. Idem with right generator

12. Armament switcher (working with the n. 2 machine)

13. Fuse box

14.Tableau des éléments directeurs (?) (litterally directing elements board)

 

Cuts:

Left side:

3. MAC 34 machinegun

4. Groove where the machinegun could roll

8. Ventral MG trigger (looks like a revolver)

20. Place where the tailgunner could hook his harness

21. Nevermind

23. Alternator (in the part where the bombs are)

25. H. F receptor

26. Convertissor

27. Low frequency amplificator

29. Folding table

31. Tailgunner's telephone

36. Airport outlet (?)

37.  Machine to prepare the bombing (?)

45. Distribution board (?)

 

Right side:

7. 100 bullets drums

8. Ventral machinegun

9. Groove

29. Boîte de couplage (clutch box?)

30. Armored (!) lamp

34. tailgunner's seat

35. Documents folder

37. Harness' hooker (if you noticed something, that's you're reading well, good.)

38. Fire bottle

Don't forget the small instruments board at the disposition of the tailgunner! (you'll find a close up of it in the instruments page)