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Tasp
August 13th 04, 09:57 AM
Wondering is someone can help me out and tell me what the item is on the 2
links below. It has 2 triggers and was made by Clarke Aero Pasadena. It was
with a lot of WWII radio gear I purchased, so I imagine its from a WWII era
plane, but would anyone be able to tell me what its exactly called and what
aircraft it may have been removed from. Thanks in advance.
http://www.keypoint.com.au/~pauledgr/trigger1.jpg
http://www.keypoint.com.au/~pauledgr/trigger2.jpg

Dale
August 13th 04, 05:35 PM
In article >,
"Tasp" > wrote:

> http://www.keypoint.com.au/~pauledgr/trigger2.jpg

It's a turret control unit. I don't what make or what aircraft it was
used in.

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as simply messing around with airplanes.

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IBM
August 13th 04, 07:29 PM
"Tasp" > wrote in
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[snip]

> http://www.keypoint.com.au/~pauledgr/trigger1.jpg

Looks very like a B24 tail turret rig.
I had a ride in a B24 recently.
Spent 1/2 hour or so in the rear turret.
The manufacturer of the control/trigger h/w
for that was the very same Clarke of Pasadena.

> http://www.keypoint.com.au/~pauledgr/trigger2.jpg

Don't know.

IBM

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IBM
August 13th 04, 07:40 PM
Dale > wrote in news:me-
:

> In article >,
> "Tasp" > wrote:
>
>> http://www.keypoint.com.au/~pauledgr/trigger2.jpg
>
> It's a turret control unit. I don't what make or what aircraft it was
> used in.

If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say B24 tail ( for sure )
and nose ( maybe )

IBM

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