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Sep 23, 2026

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Demonstration by 7th Bombardment Group of US Army Air Force on controlling and directing Azon Bombs at a laboratory in Burma

China-Burma-India Theater during the World War II. A technician checks the working of control systems of an Azon Bomb at a laboratory in Burma. He turns the transmitter filament pilot light switch On, turns antenna, checks frequency. He controls the rudders of the tail with a control lever. Location: Burma. Date: April 12, 1945.

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