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This was a radar guidance system employed in the rear turret position of the Lancaster to operate at night. The one in the pic is a Rose turret, (shown below as well), but Nash & Thomson (Frazer Nash) was more common. Boulton Paul versions also existed.
It used the "Village Inn" radar system to detect direction/overall position, correct for range, and present a reticule on a screen for the gunner to operate.
Nash & Thomson FN121:
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