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If my memory serves me correctly the armament people also used it prior to connecting the cable to the RATO Bottle. As part of the launch prep and missile to launcher installation the launch crew actualy swung the bird over from the transport vehicle to the Missile launcher and hanging the Rato Bottle was part of that proceedure as well as many other launch readines functions. Of course this would have normamlly been done after a simulated launch of the previouse Bird It has been a long time but thats the way I remember it ?????? I believe the Rato Bottle was hung utilizing two BOMB hoist and manually cranked in place after the bird was raised in the launch position.