Gondola (airplane)
Gondola is the general term for the usually-armored ventral casemate-style positions used on many World War II-era military bomber aircraft, especially on German designs,[1] where they were usually known as Bodenlafette, often shortened to Bola.[2] Gondolas were either used to house a gunner or a bombardier.
Gallery
Examples of gondolas on World War II military aircraft:
See also
Other types of aircraft equipped with gondolas:
References
- ^ Kay, Anthony L.; Smith, John Richard (2002). German Aircraft of the Second World War: Including Helicopters and Missiles. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1557500106. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- ^ Stedman, Robert F. (2012). Kampfflieger: Bomber Crewman of the Luftwaffe 1939-45. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1782006633. Retrieved 2014-07-01.