Relay Unit RE-22/ARW-9 of AN/ARW-10A Airborne Remote Control Bomb Release System BOXED C-130 a directional stabilizer

a directional stabilizer

while the longer pointer displayed the altitude in 1

stub Axle diameter

The knob (when attached) is used to adjust the altimeter to the barometric pressure as displayed in the small window at the 6 o'clock position

This is the first example of this kind of the many that we have seen

Relay Unit RE-22/ARW-9 of AN/ARW-10A Airborne Remote Control Bomb Release System BOXED C-130 a directional stabilizerThe 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