Plane turrets got their combat debut in World War II, but were nearly obsolete by the time the war ended, as jet planes could fly too fast for most gunners to hit them.
As a result, most turrets were scrapped after the war, but one enthusiast in Georgia is collecting those that survived and restoring them to working condition. In his workshop, Fred Bieser has thousands of turret parts, and as of 2013, he had restored seven turrets. Most of them are kept in his workshop, but some have gone on display at military museums.
In this video from Tested, Bieser takes a video crew through his workshop and shows the inner workings of turrets and how they function.
The video includes a wealth of incredible history on turrets, such as how pilots collaborated with gunners to ensure accuracy and how Britain and America employed different technologies for power and control.
Check out the full video below:
