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View of the track in the fuselage on which the bomb bay doors rode.

Picture 2 of 2.

Unlike most contemporary bombers (e.g., B-17, B-25, B-26), whose bomb bay doors hinged outward, the B-24's bomb bay doors rolled up the tracks on the side of the aircraft.

 
B-24 bomb bay at Virginia Air & Space
Time picture taken Sun Jun 24 11:47:34 2007
Location picture taken Adventures in Flight Gallery
Virginia Air & Space Center
Hampton, VA
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