B-1 Simmonds Precision

Source: Aviation Week
Issue: November 28, 1983
Era: 1980s
Subject: Aircraft · Bomber
Aircraft: B-1B
Format: Original page, 8.5″ × 11″

Archivist's note

Simmonds Precision supplied instrumentation for the B-1B program, part of the surge of supplier advertising that followed the bomber's 1981 production revival.

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Provenance & Condition

This is an original print advertisement, carefully removed from an authentic November 28, 1983 issue of Aviation Week — not a reproduction. 43 years old, with the paper tone and character of a genuine press run. Approximate size 8.5" x 11".

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