Relay Unit RE-22/ARW-9 of AN/ARW-10A Airborne Remote Control Bomb Release System H-46 Winter Jungingen Hohenz

Winter Jungingen Hohenz

its purpose is unknown to us

with a max lever height of ~8

May have been used in the Douglas Skyraider attack aircraft

The needle will rotate clockwise and stop at the bomb sights true disk speed

Relay Unit RE-22/ARW-9 of AN/ARW-10A Airborne Remote Control Bomb Release System H-46 Winter Jungingen HohenzThe AN ARW 10A Airborne Remote Control Bomb Release System was developed during WWII but did not see active use until the Korean War. The system was designed to release bombs simultaneously from all planes in a formation, usually twelve, by a single bombardier in the lead aircraft. Three pages in the photo gallery explain the system in greater detail. During WWII, bombardiers often released their bombs manually upon observing the drop of the lead