This radar controlled 20 mm tail turret, which will provide the Air Force's Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber with its "Sunday Punch" is being readied for firing tests at the General Electric Company's new firing range here. Armament technicians make last minute adjustments prior to loading the guns for firing. Produced by the General Electric Company's Aircraft Products Department here, the turret, as a defensive weapon on the B47E Stratojet, is capable of tracking down unseen targets in the night or fog.

General Electric Company1905-05-07

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Title: This radar controlled 20 mm tail turret, which will provide the Air Force's Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber with its "Sunday Punch" is being readied for firing tests at the General Electric Company's new firing range here. Armament technicians make last minute adjustments prior to loading the guns for firing. Produced by the General Electric Company's Aircraft Products Department here, the turret, as a defensive weapon on the B47E Stratojet, is capable of tracking down unseen targets in the night or fog.
Creator: General Electric Company
Date Created: 1905-05-07
Location: Johnson City - Broome County - New York
Physical Dimensions: 8 x 10
Original Language: English
Subject Keywords: Radar; Gun turret; Testing; Engineers; GE Energy (Firm); Boeing Aerospace Company;
Type: Photograph
Publisher: General Electric Company
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