B-1 Bomber

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This unit is one of three modified AN/APQ 144 forward-looking radar assemblies which are being built by GE's Aircraft Equipment Division for use on the B-1 manned strategic bomber. 1974

This unit is one of three modified AN/APQ 144 forward-looking radar assemblies which are being built by GE’s Aircraft Equipment Division for use on the B-1 manned strategic bomber. 1974

Original caption, Apr. 1974: “This unit is one of three modified AN/APQ 144 forward-looking radar assemblies which are being built by GE’s Aircraft Equipment Division for use on the B-1 manned strategic bomber. Two of the radars have been delivered to the Boeing Aerospace Company; scheduled delivery for the third is this summer. The radars, originally used on F-111 aircraft, have been altered for the B-1 by increasing the scan-angle from 45 to 60 degrees. Environmental and integration tests on the units are now underway at Boeing in Seattle, Washington.” MS-458, Dayton Daily News Archive, JHAN 21p.

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