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c Fl . a :-1 "1 a V a F I _i i •e E o •.. a Th . e na r a c ' r u t e b o m b LC 5 U F t Y/a t
bu rn ed for at l eas t 5 m i nu tes serv e d t o li h t a t ar;;e t d ur i ng
d ar kn ess .
In th e "F " m o del it h ad 4 rnagn es ium stck s , wh ereas th e "G "
m o d e l cons i s te d o f on l y on e s i nU l e c h a rg e o f v ery b rea t li g h ti ng
p ower , wh i ch con ta ined not on ly ruagn esium an d n atr i um n itra t e bu t
a l so ca l c i um ox a l a t e i n or d er to pr d uc e mon chr om a ti c li ; h t th a t
•
can m ore easily p en etra te ha ze .
Th e ` L ou b s con s i s t ed o f a
cylindric tube of the same thicluiess as a SC 50 , :vhich was 3 .
6
feet long and had 4 narrow u ide fins welded on for proper
stabilization .
In
the forward part was tile folded paracLute , which
was expelled by a time fuse at about 4 ,
000 to 5 ,
000 feet from th e
groun d .
Upon openin ; ,
the parachute automatically re l eased a
zipp fuse for the flash char e .
Th e rate of descent •was 7 to
1 feet per second .
F lash
F bo mb s we r e u s e d f o r n i g h t Ph o t o - ;; r a } : .
Th t r l C 0 ti°rd s .
r e ! lo d e l l e t SC j 0 .
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f l l i:! L' .^ E' .'ḷ .
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