The 61st BS Armament Section was reponsible for the proper function of all guns, bomb racks and associated equipment on the B-29s. They would locate malfunctions of the armament and make the necessary corrections and repairs. The Armorers were also assigned the job of loading the type of bombs required for a particular type of mission.

The 61st BS CFC Maintenance Mechanics were responsible for the repair and maintenace of the Central Fire Control System aboard the B-29s for our group.

The last names (& some first inital and last name) of the men pictured accompanied this photo; rank, first name and middle inital were found 39th BG database complied from various documents and orders of the unit. * denotes additional information is needed as multiple entries for this last name are present.

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