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This review details the British .303 Browning Mk II* aircraft machine gun, a vital WWII aviation weapon. Key insights include its open-bolt conversion to prevent cordite cook-offs, the development from ground guns to achieve higher rates of fire, and a significant production error involving incorrect drawings. The gun's unique features, like the finned muzzle booster and reversible feed, are also highlighted.

The Vickers K, or VGO, was primarily an aircraft machine gun for the RAF, adopted to replace the Lewis gun. While famous for its use by the SAS and LRDG in North Africa, its design originated with André Berthier and was initially intended as a ground LMG. It featured a gas-operated, tipping bolt action and unique wind-vane front sights for aerial combat. Though over 80,000 were produced for aircraft, its ground use was limited and it became obsolete by 1943.