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"Little Known History Of The Analog Computer System That Made The B-52 A Weapon During the Cold War Years"

A Menu for this diversion at this web site is as follows:

1. Evolution of Instrumentation For Navigation and Bombing - From the B-17 Flying Fortress of World War II to the B-36

2. IBM and the Bombing and Navigation Computer Sub-system for the B-52 Aircraft

3. From Paper Design to Packaged Design

4. Initial B-52 Deployment and Later Dispersal

5. Operational Airborne Alert of the Cold War Years

6. From Hi-Altitude Bomber to Ground Hugger

7. Conversion From Analog to Digital

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