Front Hatch

I’m about to enter the Flying Fortress through the front hatch. The front hatch leads to the plane's access area, which is less than 30-inches high and located directly underneath the pilot's flight deck and immediately behind the bombardier and navigator's compartment in the nose section. The short 3-step aluminum ladder seen at the bottom right leads to the flight engineer’s area, which is directly behind the cockpit and includes the top gun turret.