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2. Bombsight synonyms, Bombsight pronunciation, Bombsight translation, English dictionary definition of Bombsight

3. Bombsight (plural Bombsights) A device which allows bombs to be accurately dropped from moving aircraft so as to hit a desired target

4. What are synonyms for Bombsights?

5. My research has suggested that the Bombsight has been known by several monikers; The 20 cent Bombsight, The Greening Bombsight, and The Mark Twain

6. Bombsights exclusively from Norden, and Norden supplied Bombsights only to the Navy

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8. 6 total components disassembled from Bombsight

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10. Secrecy was given paramount importance, Norden Bombsights were removed from bombers right after they landed and crews were instructed on how to destroy the bombsight in case of a forced landing in enemy territory.

11. Bombsight Recording Studio, Bloomington, Illinois

12. Definition of Bombsight : a sighting device for aiming bombs Examples of Bombsight in a Sentence Recent Examples on the Web Kermit Beahan, used a Norden Bombsight to target the factory.

13. What are synonyms for Bombsight?

14. 1 word related to Bombsight: sights

15. This bombsight incorporated an analog computer.

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20. This book explains how the Bombsight works

21. B-1 Pilots Turn Their Bombsights to the Pacific

22. - American Expeditionary Force Booklet on High Altitude Bombsights, Aug

23. Aviation , Aircraft Gunsights and Bombsights . WWI, WWII History

24. The Bombsights that were available were incredibly crude

25. Army Air Service used Bombsights provided by the Allies

26. The Norden Bombsight was a Bombsight used by the United States Army Air Force during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War

27. B-29s with Norden Bombsights dropped the atomic bombs on Japan in 1945

28. Blond hair and the Norden Bombsights -a fascinating WWII story

29. Me 262 A-2a/U1 Single prototype with advanced bombsight.

30. Mary Brown Was Chosen to Donate Her Hair to Become the Crosshairs on Norden Bombsights

31. The Early Bombsight All Bombsights attempt to solve the problem of when to release the bomb—usually expressed as the range angle, the angle as measured between a vertical line through the aircraft and the line of sight to the target when the bomb is to be released.

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33. See authoritative translations of Bombsight in Spanish with example sentences and audio pronunciations.

34. Handbook of Instructions with Parts Catalog for Bombsights Types T-1A and T-1B

35. ‘The Norden Bombsight from World War II was supposedly accurate enough to place a bomb in a pickle barrel from 20,000 feet.’ ‘Tobin has developed a Bombsight which is believed will make the difference in the war, and could cause untold damage to England should it fall into Nazi hands.’ ‘So I'm turning my Bombsight in for the duration.’

36. The first B-45As were not equipped with bomb fire control systems or bombsights.

37. It was much simpler to learn to master than the Norden Bombsight and in the

38. Sperry Bombsight out did the Norden in speed, simplicity of operation, and eventual technological significance

39. I have seen pictures of this special Bombsight but cannot find anything about the dimensions

40. The company quickly sold out its first shipment of 150 surplus Bombsights and acquired 200 more yesterday

41. Members of the Norden Retirees Club raised doubt on whether Bombsights were ever produced at The Factory

42. It is selling the Bombsights, which are no bigger than a doctor's medicine bag, to former

43. The Norden Bombsights were such precision devices that parts were not always interchangeable, complicating field maintenance

44. A Norden Bombsight in the nose of a B-29 Superfortress at the Museum of Aviation

45. Bombardier definition, the member of a bombing plane crew who operates the bombsight and bomb-release mechanism

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47. The Bombsight was heavily guarded and shrouded in secrecy to keep the technology out of the hands of Germany

48. It relied heavily on fighter-bombers to provide accurate fire support, and these planes weren’t fitted with Norden Bombsights

49. WW2 M9B Carl L.Norden Bombsight, B-17, B-24 and others this one powers right up! $2,450.00 + shipping

50. Introduction Two pieces of technology that stand out in the aviation history of World War II are Radar and Bombsights

51. The Norden Bombsight was reported to be so accurate that a bomb could be dropped into a pickle barrel from 30,000 feet.

52. Bombardier - the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target.

53. Bombsights over England records in depth the activities of Erpobungsgruppe 210 over southern England during the bitter fighting of summer 1940

54. It was the first Bombsight built with all-electronic servo systems, so it responded faster than the Norden's electromechanical controls

55. Instead, we need to be thinking about things like the Bombsight in a different and more profound way, with their inherent limitations

56. Auto-pilots and Bombsights: During World War Two, Sperry Corporation was a producer of bomb sights and auto-pilots for military aircraft

57. In practice, the Norden Bombsight can drop a bomb into a pickle barrel at 20,000 ft., but that's under perfect conditions

58. The bombardiers used Norden Bombsights, but only one of every 10 of their bombs landed within 500 feet of their target

59. The relatively few Norden Bombsights went into B-17 bombers while many B-24 Liberators got the Sperry S-1 instead

60. WW II Bombardiers Cadets selected for bombardier training were entrusted with one of our nation's most closely guarded military secrets, the famous Norden bombsight

61. ‘An observer leans over the fuselage of an aircraft to use a Mark 1-A Bombsight, the first one designed for aircraft use.’

62. All Bombsights attempt to solve the problem of when to release the bomb—usually expressed as the range angle, the angle as measured between …

63. As many of you know, the Doolittle Raiders used a special Bombsight nicknamed the "Mark Twain" rather than the Norden one

64. This presentation introduces the viewer to two forms of technology, radar and Bombsights, and how each one changed the way air warfare was conducted

65. Bombardiers were required to take an oath saying they would protect the Bombsight with their lives if necessary, and the device was …

66. Mary Babnick Brown was an American woman who donated her long blond hair to be used as crosshairs in Norden Bombsights in WW II

67. The Bombsight, invented in the mid-1930s by a Swiss immigrant named Karl Norden, was essentially a mechanical computer used in high altitude bombing

68. The Norden Bombsight was deployed on B-17, B-24, B-25, and A-26 aircraft in European the Pacific Theaters in WWII

69. Meanwhile, Sperry Gyroscope Co., which had been founded by Elmer Sperry in 1909, had begun designing and building Bombsights as a natural outgrowth of its

70. OPERATION OF THE NORDEN Bombsight WWII TRAINING FILM 23241 - YouTube One of a series of classified films made for training by the Army Air Forces …

71. Bombardiers took an oath to guard the Norden Bombsight with their lives to ensure it didn’t fall into enemy hands, but the secret was already out

72. The Second World War was the testing ground for numerous advancements in military technology; and the contribution made through radar and Bombsights created a level of strategic warfare never before experienced.

73. Navy’s prayers were answered when a group of engineers led by Carl Norden developed a Bombsight that he famously claimed: “Could put a bomb in a pickle barrel from 20,000 feet.”

74. A Bombsight is a device used by aircraft to sight a target from the air and then accurately drop a bomb/s on that target There are several factors that must be accounted for …

75. Aerial Armament of WW-II: Volume 1: Guns, Ammunition, and Turrets.In Volume 2: Bombs, Bombsights, and Bombing, the second of three volumes (Volume 3 will concern Air-Dropped, Air-Launched, and Secret …

76. Even though I already have 1+ S-1 Bombsights (see below), I just got another one which has some interesting and new (to my collection) features: It has a modification ("M-2") that

77. This book is the first detailed volume to cover the famous Norden Bombsight (NBS) which was one of the most secret weapons used before and during World War II by the United States in its bomber aircraft

78. (Museum of Aviation photo)   Perhaps no other piece of early 20 th Century technology has generated more interest and spawned more myths and legends than the famous Norden Bombsight of World War II

79. The Bombsight required crosshairs to help pinpoint its targets, and the material used had to be strong enough to handle the radical temperature changes, stresses, and sheer abuse that the airplanes were regularly subjected to

80. During World War II, Rolyn was totally involved in designing and building B-25 Bombsights, flight level indicators, gunsights, skid indicators, radar control indicators and similar devices which was invaluable experience in producing and distributing quality products for today's optical market.