Bombing Angle Computer Mk 1 Ref 9/4482 RAF 1956 B-47 Dresden (oeq)

Dresden (oeq)

It is missing the small lamps for the frequency display and the tuning meter display

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Through its use the pilot is enabled to set the carburetor mixture controls so that the mixture is not lean enough to injure the engine and not rich enough to cause high fuel consumption

Bombing Angle Computer Mk 1 Ref 9/4482 RAF 1956 B-47 Dresden (oeq)This is an original Bombing Angle Computer Mk 1 Ref No 9 4882 as used by bomb aimers of the British RAF. This heavy 8 inch metal calculator was first used during WWII in bombers such as the Lancaster. This version, Mod. Inst. D. 38. LNP R 3 1956, was likely from 1956 and was used in Canberra's and possibly early V bombers. Its in terrific condition given its age.