Original U.S. WWII Navy Unissued Shutter Lens Faceplate for 12 Inch Signaling Searchlight by Curtis Lighting Inc. Military Equipment series bombs with the modification
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Original U.S. WWII Navy Unissued Shutter Lens Faceplate for 12 Inch Signaling Searchlight by Curtis Lighting Inc. Military Equipment series bombs with the modification series bombs with the modification "A1" annotated that these bombs now had special pins mounted in the bomb's baseplate which fused with the explosive filler making it impossible to remove the booster without causing the bomb to detonate On 1 September 1943 all administrative functions of USAAF elements of NAAF were transferred to the appropriate Twelfth AF organizations: HQ NAAF to HQ Twelfth AF