Hi,
Would the Caprioni's tail gunner be standing? The gun is high at wing level way above the fuselage? Would he have a seat, cage, or just strapped to a pole :-) (unlike the Gotha's) ? A very unsettling proposition
Three's company
Caprioni rear gunner
Hi,
Would the Caprioni's tail gunner be standing? The gun is high at wing level way above the fuselage? Would he have a seat, cage, or just strapped to a pole :-) (unlike the Gotha's) ? A very unsettling proposition
Three's company
The US Air Force museum's Caproni has a metal "cage" wrapped in chicken wire as there is a propeller that is right next to the gunner's position.
Here's to them what are like us. Damn few and they're all dead.
OMG!
Yup. The aviators in the Great War were brave.
Or, they just did what they had to, to stay alive.
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
The AEG G bombers (one pictured above) had props that could be touched by the observer. IIRC, MvR caught one with his finger in his pre-pilot days.
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
yeah, it took a lot of intestinal fortitude to be aircrew during the early years of aviation. we call the rear caproni gunner the "go go gunner" because of the cage hes positioned in lol.
game wise the gunners exposed position is taken into be his have a 2 in 5 chance of getting hit when determining crew hits. at least he doesnt have a rear blind spot lol.
Imagine standing there for hours when it's many degrees below freezing at altitude.
Was there not a space in the fuselage, just in front of the gun position?
That would allow the gunner to hunch down, out of the slipstream, for the entire flight, only climbing up to the gun position when required to do so.
Many two seaters had deep fuselages, which would shelter the observer/gunner until the plane was attacked; the Roland C.II, the Breguet Br.14 and the Hannover CL.III to name but a few.
Notwithstanding, it was still an act of great bravery to serve as WW1 aircrew.
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Thanks for adding that Tim -- I haven't looked at the Ca.3 closely. Of course, that little cubby hole would be right next to the central engine (ouch). I wonder how many crew came out of the war with hearing damage? You're right: Brave men, desperate times.Originally Posted by Flying Helmut
They have a bit of room abaft the fuel tanks where someone can sit.
Real pics don't show it off well but it can be seen in this model.
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
What a luxury for the rear gunner. At least he could be tucked away until the action started. I'm sure he'd be poking his head up quite often to look around for EA.
im sure they all felt safer stuffed in their with those 2 huge fuel tanks
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