B-47 Stratofortress Type A-5 Fire Control System Maintenance Digest French Armée de l'Air This is the "Control Unit"

This is the "Control Unit"

and received signals from the bombardier to indicate his desired course changes

indicative of a manufacturing year of 1951 for an order by the US Air Force

28 pages) and Instrument Approach System (TO 30-100F-1

B-47 Stratofortress Type A-5 Fire Control System Maintenance Digest French Armée de l'Air This is the "Control Unit"This is an original Maintenance Digest for the General Electric Type A 5 Fire Control System Model 2CFR10A2 used in B and E versions of the USAF's Boeing B 47 Stratofortress Strategic Bomber. It is dated February 1954. The Type A 5 Fire Control System was a radar directed tail defense system using twin 20mm cannons mounted in a tail turret. The system controls were mounted behind the co pilot, who would swivel his seat rearward to operate the system.