https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/450/7937/MHarrisonR[Ser -DoB]-151208-07.jpg 3ec177e0e8cc90ce61e90a79ef0f8a6c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Harrison, Richard Richard Harrison Dick Harrison Description An account of the resource 10 items. An oral history interview with Richard Harrison (b. 1924, 1833947 Royal Air Force) a page from his log book and documents about gunnery training. Richard Harrison flew operations as a B-24 air gunner with70 Squadron, 231 Wing, 2015 Group in Italy. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Richard Harrison and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-11-16 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Harrison, R Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document "CONSOLIATED" TURRET - 2 X 0.5 BROWNING M.GS ELECTRO HYDRAULIC WITH AUTOMATIC SERVO AMMN FEED. THE GUNS ARE FIRED ELECTRIALLY BY SOLENOIDS. MANUAL CONTROLS ARE FITTED IN THE EVENT OF SYSTEM FAILING. FOOT FIRING PEDALS ARE PROVIDED TO ALLOW THE GUNNER TO FIRE THE GUNS WHILST OPERATING MANUALLY OR IN THE EVENT O THE ELECTRICAL FIRING MECHANISM FAILING. [underlined]FIELD OF FIRE[/underlined] – IN AZIMUTH 125[degrees] ELEVATION 71[degrees] DEPRESSION 44[degrees] SPEED 45[degrees] per second. [underlined]TURRET DRILL[underlined] CHECK SHUT OFF VALVE IS CLOSED AND ALL SWITCHES OFF. CHECK FIRING CATCH IS AT SAFE. CHECK DUMP VALVE IS DOWN. CHECK OIL LEVEL IN TANK TURN THE FILTER. SWITCH ON MAIN POWER SWITCH CHECK THAT LOCKS ARE IN POSITION CHECK THAT GUNS ARE UNLOADED AND BREECH COVERS CLOSED. REMOVE SAFETY LOCKS. TURN SHUT OFF VALVE TO 'ON' TEST TURRET OPERATION. TURN ON SWITCHES (ELECTRICAL) CHECK – GUN SIGHT – OXYGEN – AND INTERCOM. [underlined]LEAVING THE TURRET[/underlined] CLEAR THE GUNS TURRET TO ZERO FULLY DEPRESS GUNS CLOSE SHUT OFF VALVE INSTALL SAFETY LOCKS TURN OF ALL SWITCHES CHECK FOOT FIRING CATCH IS AT ‘SAFE’ LEAVE THE TURRET SWITCH OFF MAIN POERT SWITCH [underlined]PRECAUTIONS[/underlined] NEVER TAKE OFF OR LAND IN THE TURRET USE HANDLES FOR ENTERING THE TURRET.. CHECK SHUT OFF VALVE IS CLOSED BEFORE ENTERING REMOVE SAFETY LOCKS BEFORE OPENING SHUT OF VALVE. CHECK DOOR IS LOCKED CHECK BOOSTER MOTOR CLUTCHES ARE ALWAYS ENGAGED WHEN LOADING AND FIRING THE GUNS. ALWAYS LEAVE GUNS FULLY DEPRESSED WITH ELEVATION LOCKS INSTALLED CLEAR GUNS BEFORE LEAVING THE TURRET.. NEVER ELEVATE OR DEPRESS THE GUNS WITH BREECH COVERS OPEN. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Air gunner turret instructions Description An account of the resource A list of instructions on the use of a turret and its guns. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One typewritten sheet Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Training material Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MHarrisonR[Ser#-DoB]-151208-07 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Claire Monk Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive air gunner aircrew training