B 36 Load adjuster. Includes a large bomb bay. This was the successor strategic bomber for the US prior to the B-47, then the B-52. it is essentially a scaled up B-29 aircraft with more power.
Most were flown for longer than such retired aircraft as the B-47 which were retired when found to be not up to the task, as RB-36's.
My cousin Doyle Sharp served his Air Force time mostly as a member of an crewman and flew a lot from Offutt AFB at Omaha, Nb
Front portion of the slide rule
Portion of legend on the fixed portion (rear) of the slide rule
Note big boom in Bay 3.
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