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Fig 1 - Cockpit port side	Fig 2 - Cockpit - Forward view	Fig 3 - Cockpit Starboard side	Fig 4 - Navigators station - looking aft.	Fig 5 - Armament Panels

Number References

Canberra B(I)8

Fig 1. Cockpit - port side.

1. Air diffuser control cock.
2. Rear warning control unit.
3. Engine anti-icing switches.
4. Flare door switch.
5. Flare door indicator.
6. Flare door emergency opening lever.
7. External lights master switch.
8. Identification lights selector switch.
9. Port console panel red lamps dimmer switch.
10. Navigation lights switch.
11. Taxying lamps switch.
12. Landing lamp switch.
13. Identification lights morsing switch.
14. Throttle levers (two)
15. Mach meter lamp dimmer switch.
16. Mach meter lamp dimmer switch.
17. Airbrakes selector switch safety catch.
18. Airbrakes selector switch.
19. Wing tip fuel jettison pushbutton.
20. Undercarriage emergency lowering lever.
21. Undercarriage up pushbutton.
22. Undercarriage position indicator.
23. Undercarriage down pushbutton.
24. Flap position indicator.
25. Parking brake.
26. Flap selector lever.
27. Rudder locking lever.
28. H.P. cocks friction adjuster.
29. Throttle friction adjuster.
30. V.H.F press-to-transmit pushbutton.
31. Engine fuel pump isolating switches (inoperative).
32. Rudder locked warning light.
33. Not used.
34. Rudder trimming switch.
35. Gun sight master switch.
36. Aileron trimming switch.
37. Bombs and flares jettison switch.
38. Wing stores jettison switch.
39. Canopy jettison and control column release lever (under flap).
40. Canopy jettison switch.

Fig 2. Cockpit - Forward view.

41. Instrument panel port U/V lamps dimmer switch.
42. Instrument panel port red lamps dimmer switch.
43. Instrument panel emergency lamps switch.
44. Mach meter.
45. Stand-by compass light switch.
46. Flare release push button.
47. I.L.S. indicator.
48. I.L.S. Marker warning light.
49. Location for gun sight.
50. Accelerometer.
51. port engine fire-extinguisher pushbutton & warning light.
52. Fuel tank bay fire warning light.
53. Starboard engine fire-extinguisher pushbutton & warning light.
54. Tail plane trim switch.
55. RPM indicator lamp switch.
56. Flight instruments normal inverter failure indicator.
57. Instrument panel starboard red lamps dimmer switch.
58. Call crew pushbutton & light.
59. Instrument panel starboard U/V lamps dimmer switch.
60. Rear warning light.
61. Engine R.P.M. indicators (two)
62. Jet Pipe temperature gauges.
63. Oil pressure Gauges (two)
64. Gee H indicator.
65. Fuel pressure warning light.
66. Not used.
67. Clock.
68. Pilots oxygen flow indicator.
69. Not Used.
70. Turn & slip stand-by switch (hidden)
71. Generator failure warning lights.
72. Artificial horizon fast erecting pushbutton.
73. Trimmer position indicators; from left to right : - tail plane incidence, rudder trim, aileron trim (hidden)
74. Radio altimeter.
75. Radio altimeter limits heights.

Fig 3. Cockpit - Starboard Side

76. Cabin altimeter.
77. Oxygen contents gauge.
78. Brake hydraulic pressure gauge.
79. Cabin air temperature control indicator.
80. Voltmeter
81. Cabin air temperature control switch.
82. Radio altimeter height band selector.
83. Canopy jettison master switch.
84. Fuel cock switches. Top row, starboard; second row, Port. In pairs from left to right :- integral tank transfer cock, Integral tank L.P. Cock, No. 1 tank L.P. cock, No. 2 tank L.P. cock, No. 3 tank L.P. cock & overload transfer cock.
85. Switches from left to right : - Cabin pressure warning horn override switch, cabin air isolation switch - port engine, cabin air isolation switch - starboard engine, canopy de-mist switch, Fuel vent valve heater switch (inoperative), pressure head heater switch.
86. Port engine master (left) and two ignition isolation switches.
87. Engine starter push buttons (two).
88. Compass/D-gyro changeover switches.
89. Starboard engine master start (right) and ignition isolation switches.
90. Battery master switch.
91. Pilots oxygen regulator.
92. Overload tank pumps and cocks circuit breakers. From left to right :- port pump, port cock, Starboard pump, starboard cock.
93. Fuel pumps and cocks circuit breakers. Top row, starboard; bottom row, port. In pairs from left to right :- Integral tank pump, Integral tank cock, No. 1 tank pump, No. 1 tank cock, No. 2 tank pump, No. 2 tank cock, No. 3 tank pump, No. 3 tank cock.
94. No. 1 tank fuel contents gauge, with pump switches above (Starboard) and below (port)
95. No. 2 tank fuel contents gauge, with pump switches above (Starboard) and below (port)
96. No. 3 tank fuel contents gauge, with pump switches above (Starboard) and below (port)
97. Overload tank fuel transfer pump switches.
98. I.L.S. master switch.
99. V.H.F. No. 2 controller.
100. V.H.F. No. 1 controller.
101. I.L.S. Control panel.
102. V.H.F volume control and changeover switch and intercom ON/OFF and Normal/emergency switches
103. Not used.
104. Not used.
105. Port integral wing tank fuel contents gauge and pump switch.
106. Starboard integral wing tank fuel contents gauge and pump switch.
107. Hydraulic hand pump.
108. starboard side U/V lamps dimmer switch.
109. starboard side red lamps dimmer switch
110. Wander lamp switch.
111. Hand fire extinguisher.

Fig 4. Navigators station - looking aft.

112. Gee H supply unit.
113. Auto-pilot master switch.
114. Emergency radar supply switch.
115. No. 3 inverter stop pushbutton (No. 5 inverter on early aircraft).
116. No. 3 inverter stop pushbutton (No. 5 inverter on early aircraft).
117. Entrance door jettison lever.
118. Gee H indicator.
119. A.M.U. control unit.
120. Signal pistol.
121. A.P.I.
122. I.F.F. control unit.
123. Outside air temperature gauge.
124. Altimeter.
125. Airspeed indicator.
126. Compass deviation card.
127. Mk 4B compass master indicator.
128. A.S.I. correction card.
129. Not used.
130. Not Used.
131. Gee H control unit 522.
132. Gee H control unit 426A.
133. Radio altimeter supply switch.
134. I.F.F. Supply switch.
135. Starboard fuse panel lamp dimmer switch.
136. Rear warning supply switch.
137. Cabin lights switch.

Fig 5. Armament Panel.

138. Time delay switch.
139. Jettison warning light.
140. Flare release button.
141. Armament supplies circuit breaker.
142. Flare doors indicator.
143. Flares Master switch.
144. Wing bombs selector switch.
145. Flares gone indicator.
146. Wing bomb fusing switch.
147. Bombs/R.P. selector switch.
148. R.P. selector switch.
149. G.45 camera master switch.
150. G.45 Camera aperture switch.
151. F.24 camera master switch.
152. Bomb control circuits test pushbutton.
153. Jettison live (all) pushbutton.
154. Jettison safe (selected only) pushbutton.
155. Spacing setting knob.
156. Bomb circuits test pushbutton.
157. Cycle stop setting knob.
158. Cycle indicator.
159. Nose de-mister motor switch.
160. Cycle start setting knob.
161. Jettison safe (all) pushbutton.
162. Time delay setting knob.