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Loading ammunition.
Nacho:
It generally took two men to load the ammuntion one in the cockpit (standing) layering the belt into the ammunition box, The feed chutes had to be removed in order to gain access to the ammunition box.
and and the other feeding the man in the cockpit. Most belt contained 500 rounds. After the the ammunition has been stowed, the feed chutes were put back in place and the belt end fed through the chute. The top cover was opened and the belt end fed into the receiver, and then the top cover was closed. When the pilot was ready to take off he would operate the loading handle and put a round in the chamber. Now the guns would be ready to fire. It would not be possible for the pilot to do this reloading operation.
Blue skies,
Dan-San
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