Crewmembers mounting a 7,77 mm machine gun of lateral emplacement, for firing from fuselage, aboard of a bomber S.79 of 194th Squadriglia, 90th Gruppo, 30th Stormo Bombardamento Terrestre of Italian Regia Aeronautica. Sciacca Airport, Sicily, Summer 1940. Victor Sierra

Lateral machine gun

The gunner and the Breda-Safat 12,7 mm machine gun of dorsal turret with traverse of 60° in horizontal and 70° in vertical for firing backward of an Italian bomber S.79. Note the large aiming device of this weapon belt-fed and with two drums each with 250 shot. The other 12,7 mm machine gun in dorsal turret, fixed at an elevation of 15° for firing (with 300 rounds) and operated from cockpit’s interior from pilot at left seat, not always were mounted. Victor Sierra

Gunner and machine gun

Close up of forward right side of a Savoia-Marchetti S.79 with both the dorsal machine guns. Note the gunner at rear machine gun (the front machine gun, often removed, was remote controlled by pilot on left seat). The photo outline many details of this famous Italian three engine bomber and torpedo bomber like the dynamo for feeding of batteries. Victor Sierra