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Burlington VT - A turret for a B-36 Convair intercontinental bomber is put through its paces at a 'dry run" in the GE Company's plants here. R.S. Baker, test engineer, operates the control panel as the computer is tested with the "dummy" guns before being shipped for installation in one of the huge bombers. The entire gun firing system was developed by GE engineers for the air force

General Electric Company1951-04-12

Museum of Innovation & Science

Museum of Innovation & Science
Schenectady, United States

  • Title: Burlington VT - A turret for a B-36 Convair intercontinental bomber is put through its paces at a 'dry run" in the GE Company's plants here. R.S. Baker, test engineer, operates the control panel as the computer is tested with the "dummy" guns before being shipped for installation in one of the huge bombers. The entire gun firing system was developed by GE engineers for the air force
  • Creator: General Electric Company
  • Date Created: 1951-04-12
  • Location: Burlington - Chittenden County - Vermont
  • Physical Dimensions: 8 x 10
  • Original Language: English
  • Subject Keywords: Employees; Product inspections; Gun turrets; Testing; General Electric Company;
  • Type: Photograph
  • Publisher: General Electric Company
  • Rights: This digital image may be used for educational uses. Please cite as miSci- Museum of Innovation & Science. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the images from miSci.
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