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harrison987 30th March 2020 01:46

Unknown Bombing Control Panels
 
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Pretty sure these are WW2...but not B-17 or B-29 that I can tell...maybe something smaller?

RSwank 30th March 2020 04:07

Re: Unknown Bombing Control Panels
 
The first panel is from an A-26. This link is to the Bombardier' Information File (BIF). On pdf page 145 is a drawing of the panel from an A-26 which matches your photo.

https://aafcollection.info/items/doc...0022-01-00.pdf

The 2nd panel may also be from an A-26. The STAB is probably a reference to the "Stabilizer" which is part of the bombsight. There also seems to be a place to plug in an "Aldis Lamp", (used for signaling.)

https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/thread...diagram.48989/

http://www.303rdbg.com/pp-signal-light.html

UPDATE: Found this picture taken in the A-26 "City of Santa Rosa" which shows the first panel.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...b_controls.JPG


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