UNIT SERIAL NUMBERS C. OF E. 2408-2707, 3311-3820 INCLUSIVE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
A selection of images scanned from an original 1944 edition of the General Electric Company’s manual for GE’s Model 1941 60-inch searchlight, the primary weapon of the Skylighters.
Antiaircraft searchlight basic equipment.
Antiaircraft searchlight assembly. C, chassis; P, relay and reactor box; B, base; R, rear drum section; A, azimuth control box; F, front drum section; T, turntable; L, lamp and lamp-control box; E, arc- and elevation-control box; CB, extended hand controller; CV, canvas cover.
Antiaircraft searchlight control station assembly.
Sketch of primary searchlight components and connections between them.
Antiaircraft searchlight in position for transport.
Rear view of GE (note logo disc) antiaircraft searchlight in setup position.
Exposed carbon arc assembly and mirror of antiaircraft searchlight (glass lens assembly removed).
Diagram and photo of tail flame produced when the arc forms between positive and negative carbons as an electric current is applied when the searchlight is switched on.
Front view of antiaircraft searchlight power plant.
Rear view of antiaircraft searchlight power plant.
Antiaircraft searchlight power plant control panel.
