Norden Bombsight Diagram

[MIflyer]

In the book "The Bomber Aircrew Experience" is the attached diagram.

The thing looks even more complicated to operate than I imagined!

My hat's off to Bill Runnels and the others who learned to use the bombsight, and to do so under combat conditions. It certainly was not the era of point and click!

 

[billrunnels]

In the book "The Bomber Aircrew Experience" is the attached diagram.

The thing looks even more complicated to operate than I imagined!

My hat's off to Bill Runnels and the others who learned to use the bombsight, and to do so under combat conditions. It certainly was not the era of point and click!

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Thank you for the kind words. If I could master it so could you. Promotional flyers suggest it had 2,000 parts, cost $10,000 each in 1940 and 50,000 were produced. One of the more challenging tests at Bombardier School Graduation involved identification and written fix for 20 malfunctioning bombsights set up in a room. It was a timed test. The ringer was one of the sights was okay.

 

[MIflyer]

Let me add the photos I ave of an actual Norden control head

 

[billrunnels]

Let me add the photos I ave of an actual Norden control headView attachment 494507 View attachment 494508 View attachment 494509

Great shots Thanks for sharing.