SBd-3 1,000 pound bomb arming wires

[rod kagy]

I am building an SBD-3 model and am trying to find out how the arming wires for the 1,000 lb bomb are attached to the aircraft. I found one picture with the wire through the nose of the bomb, but it was not attached to the aircraft yet. I can't tell if there is also a wire for the tail fuse or not.

[Matt Gunsch]

There would be a wire for each fuse and the wires attached to the release shackle so that when the bomb was dropped, the wires would be pulled from the fuses, releasing the spinners that then arm the bomb.