Yes and Yes but Beaufighter has observers cowl installed before the mast which has blown perspex front and smaller windows each side . An aid to navigation in featureless landscapes particularly at night , like deserts etc and additional side view when attacked , as visibility was very poor from the cockpit as the photo clearly shows and prone to attack from side on and rear. As with most early British aircraft the pilots did a great job with equipment totally unsuitable for the purpose to which they were put , many designs being hastily adapted from commercial aircraft designed for executive and news media coverage , mail and freight . The Wellington was the main bomber early on and more of these were built than any other aircraft and much liked by crews as it was extremely rugged due to its geodetic frame design (bullets and shrapnel would pass through the fuselage without ricocheting around inside injuring the crew and it is said that as much as 30% of the fuselage and one engine could be lost to flak and still bring the crew home ) .It could be built in 24 hrs ,but lacked the power ,altitude and payload capabilities required by bomber command even after upgrading , soon to be replaced by the Halifax , Manchester and then Lancaster heavy , relegated to other duties (coastal command) and then scrapped as it had no post war role . A very poor tribute to the brave crews that flew and maintained these great aircraft and its designer Barnes Wallis . I believe there is one still taxiing ' The Widowmaker' built from spares . Whereabouts unknown . The 24 hour Wellington film was made by the BBC and is probably on the net now , if you are interested . I think I saw it on All Our Yesterday's about 50 years ago !
