The bombardier's electrical panel. Each light indicates whether or not a bomb shackle is energized. Above each column is a thumb dial used to enter the bomb weight. The red cover at top center is the salvo switch, and the light to the left is the salvo indicator light. The two smaller lights are indicators for external stores. The "black" lights mid-panel on the left indicate the bomb-bay doors are open/shut.  Below those is the nose fuse "armed" indicator. The Norden bombsight is at the lower right.

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