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WW2 US Army Air Force USAAF Bomber Norden Bombsight with Stand ORIGINAL

Posted on May 15, 2019 by admin Posted in army
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WW2 US Army Air Force USAAF Bomber Norden Bombsight with Stand ORIGINAL
WW2 US Army Air Force USAAF Bomber Norden Bombsight with Stand ORIGINAL
WW2 US Army Air Force USAAF Bomber Norden Bombsight with Stand ORIGINAL
WW2 US Army Air Force USAAF Bomber Norden Bombsight with Stand ORIGINAL
WW2 US Army Air Force USAAF Bomber Norden Bombsight with Stand ORIGINAL
WW2 US Army Air Force USAAF Bomber Norden Bombsight with Stand ORIGINAL
WW2 US Army Air Force USAAF Bomber Norden Bombsight with Stand ORIGINAL
WW2 US Army Air Force USAAF Bomber Norden Bombsight with Stand ORIGINAL
WW2 US Army Air Force USAAF Bomber Norden Bombsight with Stand ORIGINAL
WW2 US Army Air Force USAAF Bomber Norden Bombsight with Stand ORIGINAL
WW2 US Army Air Force USAAF Bomber Norden Bombsight with Stand ORIGINAL
WW2 US Army Air Force USAAF Bomber Norden Bombsight with Stand ORIGINAL

WW2 US Army Air Force USAAF Bomber Norden Bombsight with Stand ORIGINAL
This is an original WW2 Norden Bombsight. This is perhaps the most iconic ww2 aircraft component. This piece has been in my collection for a long time, but the Tubbs Fire almost burned the house down and this piece never made it out. Overall condition is excellent no noticeable flaws except someone has marked out part of the data plate. Please look at the pictures and please ask any questions. This item is very heavy. PLEASE WRITE BEFORE PURCHASING. The item “WW2 US Army Air Force USAAF Bomber Norden Bombsight with Stand ORIGINAL” is in sale since Sunday, April 14, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Field Gear, Equipment”. The seller is “steviewonder2002″ and is located in Santa Rosa, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
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WW2 US Army Air Force USAAF Bomber Norden Bombsight with Stand ORIGINAL
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WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF SPERRY aviation Bombsight type T1 Mark XIV RAF

Posted on May 11, 2019 by admin Posted in army
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WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF SPERRY aviation Bombsight type T1 Mark XIV RAF
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF SPERRY aviation Bombsight type T1 Mark XIV RAF
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF SPERRY aviation Bombsight type T1 Mark XIV RAF
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF SPERRY aviation Bombsight type T1 Mark XIV RAF
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF SPERRY aviation Bombsight type T1 Mark XIV RAF
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF SPERRY aviation Bombsight type T1 Mark XIV RAF
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF SPERRY aviation Bombsight type T1 Mark XIV RAF
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF SPERRY aviation Bombsight type T1 Mark XIV RAF
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF SPERRY aviation Bombsight type T1 Mark XIV RAF
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF SPERRY aviation Bombsight type T1 Mark XIV RAF
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF SPERRY aviation Bombsight type T1 Mark XIV RAF
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF SPERRY aviation Bombsight type T1 Mark XIV RAF

WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF SPERRY aviation Bombsight type T1 Mark XIV RAF
WW2 German ME109 flight seat parachute Luftwaffe pilot WWI Air Force aircraft. The glass and bulb are still there! This bombsight could be adapted to fit several aircraft by changing the airspeed cam follower. These aircraft included the B-17G Flying Fortress, B-24D, E, J Liberator, B-25C, D Mitchel, and the B-26B, C, F, G Marauder to name a few. Think about the action this thing saw. A complete bomb sight on mount with power lead as issued to RAF Coastal Command from 1943. Makers plates are headed Roll Stabilizing Unit T1 Sight / Sperry Gyroscope Co, Inc. Bklyn NY / AC Spark Plug Div. Sighting Head Bombsight – Type T1. Made in USA In excellent collectible condition overall and in a. A most iconic piece of aviation history and available for your now for your collection. The story begins on the 22nd December 1939 at a wartime conference to discuss bombsight policy. A request was made by Air Chief Marshal Sir Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt, Air Officer Commanding Bomber Command for a new bombsight. He stated that the existing bombsights in service or about to enter service, did not meet the requirements of his Command. He wanted a bombsight that did not require such a long run up to the target and gave his pilots an opportunity to engage in evasive action on the bombing run. This defeat was to have major consequences for the conduct of WW2 as a whole. It marked the time when night operations became the major policy of the RAF Bomber Command, the point when radar was first used to detect raiding RAF bombers attacking main land Germany and the birth of the Mk XlV bombsight. Although later correspondence records the fact that the AOC did make the request during this meeting, the detailed minutes fail to record his request although the volunteering of Prof. Blackett to design a sight to meet his needs was noted. Other documents of the time refer to this request by Sir Edgar Hewitt and so the need for the highest security may have lead for its omission from the minutes. Through the influence of others present at the meeting he quickly obtained laboratory and engineering facilities at Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough where he could design and initially develop the new bombsight which he based upon the principles of the existing CSBS Mk lX bombsight. Professor Blackett was an eminent physicist of the time and in his capacity as a scientific advisor to the Air Ministry was present at the meeting. He had volunteered to design a bombsight that would meet the requirements of A O C Bomber Command. Thus was born the Blackett Bombsight. From that day forward, the proposed bombsight had an enthusiastic reception from the RAF and Air Ministry officials before even the first prototype was built. His new bombsight proved to be the significant improvement that RAF Bomber Command required. The proposal met in full the requirements of the A. It was first known as the Blackett sight and later as the MkXlV. It is interesting to note that it was first described as a medium altitude stabilised bombsight to be used within the 5,000 to 10,000 feet range. Later, the maximum altitude for which the sight was designed was 20,000 ft and later still increased to 25,000 ft. The first prototype known as the Mk Xll, consisted of the sighting head only with a second member of the crew feeding data into the sight. This was declared undesirable and resulted in a computer cabinet being designed and built which allowed the sight to be operated by the bomb aimer only. This was designated the MkXlV. When the concept of the MkXlV had been proved, Prof Blackett left the project team for other important work in Coastal Command. Braddick took his place and was later nominated by Blackett as the co-inventor of the sight. At an early stage in its trials at the Aeroplane and Armament Establishment, Boscombe Down; it became recognised as the first bombsight whether British, German or American which offered reasonable accuracy in conjunction with a wide degree of tactical freedom. The tachometric bombsights such as the ABS Mk2, the later SABS and the American Norden with their longer run-ups were preferably used at heights above 21,000 ft to reduce the risk from anti aircraft fire.. This height that time was above the maximum service ceilings of the new four engine bombers, the Halifax, Stirlings and Manchesters. The searchlight and gunnery defences surrounding a vital German target were often sited to take advantage of the short period when the attacking bomber had to fly straight and level to use in order to use its sight to accurately bomb the target. The shorter the run up to the target, the less opportunity it gave the anti aircraft guns and searchlights to aim at the bomber. The new bombsight was required to be manufactured in quantity to equip the new heavy and medium bombers in production for Bomber Command. It was unique in that it could be built using relatively lower grade labour than either the Norden or the British Automatic bombsights. Both these bombsights required a higher proportion of input from high grade instrument makers in their assembly and led to considerable delays in the production of the Norden. The redesign of the Norden for mass production resulted in the introduction of significant errors which eventually affected the performance of the sight in USAAF service. The Mk XlV has another little known advantage over its predecessor the ABS Mk ll, in that its bulk was smaller and was less of an impediment to the view through the clear bombing panel by the prone bomb aimer. A clear view through this panel was also important as it was used for map reading. This problem was so serious that consideration was given to providing with each bomber an alternative nose section with the front turret omitted giving space for a larger bombing panel. With the prototypes of the bombsight operating satisfactorily, the enthusiasm continued for its future use in Bomber Command. This contrasted with the reception of its predecessor, the Automatic Bombsight that was received with little optimism for its eventual success. At an early stage in its development, steps had to be taken to provide large quantities of the sights to meet the expansion of Bomber Command. The decision was made therefore to sub-contract production of the MkXlV to the USA, which would be additional to the output of British companies and also gain access to a much larger pool of labour. Sperry Gyroscope Company of USA were approached by the British Purchasing Commission in Washington. This company already had many years experience in manufacturing bombsights which now included the S-1 tachometric bombsight then in production for the USAAF. This bombsight was designed to supplement the production of the Norden, which at that time was in chronic short supply for aircraft of the US Navy and United States Army Air Force and the subject of much controversy between those services. Mr Vose of Sperry Gyroscopes of America expressed considerable interest in the MkXlV sight. He claimed that his company would be able to redesign the sight for mass production and in so doing, enhance its performance. He stated that at that time his company had development staff immediately available to undertake this work now that their Sperry-0-1 had largely completed development. He requested a set of drawings to be made available to his company with a sample bombsight being made available as soon as possible. Before these drawings could be handed over the question of the patents involved had to be considered. Professor Blackett became involved once more with Dr Braddick. Dr Braddick of whom little is now known, had also played a leading part in the development of the SABS MllA and also the cancelled SABS Mklll. This former sight was in final stages of development around about the same time. Although manufactured in small quantities, (less than 1,000) it was used very successfully by 617 Squadron in its precision bombing. It was a further development of the generally unpopular Automatic Bombsight. Vose of Sperry, in making his case for the manufacture under license of the MkXlV optimistically implied that the USAAF would be interested in acquiring the bombsight for use on some of its types of bombers. Later an old Hudson was indeed equipped with a Mk XlV/T1 but the USAAF rejected it because of the requirement to set manually, a wind speed and direction and for lack of connection to the aircraft through the automatic pilot. These requirements were a feature of the Norden and Sperry bombsights. The decision was made to subcontract the manufacture the Mk XlV to Sperrys where the American version would be known as the T1 bombsight. When the initial development work had been completed by Sperrys they in turn subcontracted the work to A. C Spark Plug Company at their Flint plant in Michigan. This company was a division of General Motors. This decision was probably due to the pressure on their Sperry USA factories in producing a large number of vital products for the American expansion of their own armed services. Throughout the contract, Sperry production engineers supervised the production at the A. C Spark Plug plant. Some components such as the gyros were supplied ready to install by Sperrys. The section of industrial history which deals with the development and production of equipment for the armed services of any nation is very rarely recorded in any detail; company archives rarely survive for more than a few years and are often not available to the historian. Sparkplug Company of Flint, Michigan was no exception to this rule and the author has been very fortunate in being contacted by Mr George A. Krepps in the USA who was an executive at the plant in WW2 throughout the period of the contract. His job was to supervise the quality control functions relative to subcontracted incoming sub-assemblies, final sight assembly and final test. His detailed recollections provide the basis for this article. The plant provided at that time a number of products to the aircraft manufacturers and government defence departments such as sub- assemblies for the Sperry S-1 Tachometric bombsight. They were also building gun sights for fighter and bomber aircraft that were based upon British designs subcontracted to the Americans. There were also, of course, millions of spark plugs produced for use in both civilian and military internal combustion engines. The RAF Air Staff in agreeing to these arrangements hoped that the American bombers produced in the USA would arrive in Britain with the MkXlV/T1 already in installed in their bombers. Work on preparing the bombsight for mass production started in May 1942 with the first T1 being ready for test in November that year. Initially, Sperry provided three production engineers to work with A. Spark Plug engineers in the reworking of the drawings so as to break the bombsight and sighting head mechanisms into sub-assemblies. They suggested improved production methods and provided the criteria to be used. Sperry took steps to ensure that test procedures and equipment met Sperry standards by the training of staff and supervisors. Changes were made in the overall design of the computer cabinet to reduce the number of manufacturing operations required. The tubular frame which surrounded the computer cabinet was modified to reduce the amount of welding necessary.. All threads used on components were changed to American standard threads. Die castings were extensively used where ever possible in the sub-assemblies. Sintered oilite sleeve bearings replaced ball bearings. The higher standard machine and cutting tools available to the Americans further improved the output. When it appeared to Sperrys that A. Spark Plug had the contracts under control, they arranged with the British Purchasing Commission in Washington to place further orders directly with A. The twelve main sub- assemblies were manufactured by 12-15 sub-contractors of diverse backgrounds such as the manufacturers of pinball machines, cameras, typewriters, and thermostats. A high proportion of female labour was employed, reaching 80%. With so many diverse sub-contractors involved, careful inspection procedures had to be put in place by Sperry. In particular, inspection procedures had to ensure the correct alignment of the sub-assemblies prior to final assembly at the Flint Plant. At the Flint plant, an assembly line was installed from incoming post inspection stores with a line drop at each assembly station for fitting the scheduled assemblies. The final testing of the completed units was carried out in five vacuum chambers approximately 900 x 1200 x 900 mm. In these chambers could be simulated the bombing operation with climb, glide, air speed and cross wind direction. Shaft outputs for the sighting heads were also recorded. The bombsight was tested at 1000 ft levels to 20,000 ft. The sighting head final test comprised mounting the head on an elevated platform to about 2.4 m above floor level. The input into the sighting head from the computer cabinet was simulated together with specified limits of roll. The performances of both sighting head and computer cabinets were checked to meet the specification. The figures were recorded on charts supplied with each computer cabinet. After final testing the finished computer cabinet or sighting head was mounted in a steel cabinet ready for dispatch. In August 1943 Sperry published a technical manual describing in considerable detail the T1 bombsight which is now in the possession of the author. The manual recorded the design at that one point in time; when the gyros were air suction driven. In 1944, and from Serial No 18,000, Sperry electrically driven units replaced the air suction gyros. These were used in all succeeding developments of the T1. The manual states that separate versions were produced were as follows. 1590649 Blenheim and Wellington 1593745 B 24D-Liberator 1593175 B25C & B 25D-Mitchell. In this early manual, apart from a line drawing of a single Lancaster there were no references to the Halifax, Lancaster, Manchester or Stirlings heavy bombers, yet these aircraft were to be the principal bombers of Bomber Command. C Spark Plug produced in August 1944 one model only of the bombsight. Thus technical centres in USA and UK would have set up the bombsight to suit the flying characteristics of aircraft designated to use it. A final version of the bombsight was developed to cater for all aircraft that was designated to receive this instrument. A set of loose cams were added to each sight produced which included a dedicated cam for each type of aircraft to using the T1 bombsight. The dedicated cam automatically set into the bombsight the flying characteristics of the aircraft. No attempt was made to pair up a sighting head with a particular computer cabinet. These were to remain completely interchangeable with the corresponding British units as manufactured in Britain. In fact, an RAF bomber aircraft may well have had a T1 computer cabinet, operating quite effectively without loss of accuracy, with a Mk XlV sighting head or vice-versa. An astonishing total of 23,450 T1 bomb sights were produced at the Michigan plant over the period of November 1942 until June/July 1945. When the factory was fully operational, the output reached about 54 completed bombsights per day, using two shifts of workers eight hours per day in a six day week.. From a pre-war figure of 5,000 employees at A. Spark Plug the total size of the operation grew to 20,000. Further development of the MkXlV sight in Britain appears to have been based on the T1 series of bombsights rather than the British version. Towards the end of the war bomber aircraft were flying higher and so the bombsight design had to be modified to allow for this change. In December 1944 the T1A and B versions were produced. These bombsights had a similar speed range but the effective height range was increased to 25,000 ft. The maximum climb the sight could measure had been increased from 5° to 11° and 12° respectively for yet another version. The T2 and T4 sights were developed and manufactured in Britain after the war for later aircraft and often installed in conjunction with radar devices. With the T2 the effective height range was increased to 600-25,000 ft, a speed range of 150-350 knots and a wind speed of 90 knots. The higher wind speed was to allow for the jet stream at greater heights. It now seems that MkXlV was the name universally used by RAF and Commonwealth Air Bombers for the bomb sight and most were unaware of the T1 version. However, the version most readily found today in museums and in private collections will be that of the T1 and its derivatives. I never grade my items as mint, even though may be. If for any reason you require additional photos, please do not hesitate to ask. View My Other Items For Sale. Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting. Create your brand with Auctiva’s. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF SPERRY aviation Bombsight type T1 Mark XIV RAF” is in sale since Thursday, May 9, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Field Gear, Equipment”. The seller is “william_kramer” and is located in Naperville, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.
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WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation M9 NAVY Bombsight

Posted on May 4, 2019 by admin Posted in army
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WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation M9 NAVY Bombsight
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation M9 NAVY Bombsight
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation M9 NAVY Bombsight
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation M9 NAVY Bombsight
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation M9 NAVY Bombsight
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation M9 NAVY Bombsight
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation M9 NAVY Bombsight
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation M9 NAVY Bombsight
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation M9 NAVY Bombsight
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation M9 NAVY Bombsight
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation M9 NAVY Bombsight
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation M9 NAVY Bombsight

WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation M9 NAVY Bombsight
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation M9 NAVY Bombsight. With the original MATCHING SERIAL NUMBERS data book. Still attached to the original metal carry tray and wooden crate bottom. All components move freely and are 100% fully functional. In an uncleaned state. The most iconic piece of the entire war and available for your collection. The Norden was a bombsight used by the United States Army Air Forces(USAAF) and the United States Navy during World War II, and the United States Air Forcein the Korean and the Vietnam Wars. It was the canonical tachometric design, a system that allowed it to directly measure the aircraft’s ground speed and direction, which older bombsights could only estimate with lengthy in-flight procedures. The Norden further improved on older designs by using an analog computer that constantly calculated the bomb’s impact point based on current flight conditions, and an autopilot that let it react quickly and accurately to changes in the wind or other effects. Together, these features seemed to promise unprecedented accuracy in day bombing from high altitudes; in peacetime testing the Norden demonstrated a circular error probable (CEP)[a] of 75 feet (23 m), an astonishing performance for the era. This accuracy would allow direct attacks on ships, factories, and other point targets. Both the Navy and the USAAF saw this as a means to achieve war aims through high-altitude bombing; for instance, destroying an invasion fleet by air long before it could reach US shores. To achieve these aims, the Norden was granted the utmost secrecy well into the war, and was part of a then-unprecedented production effort on the same scale as the Manhattan Project. Ranked 46th among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts. In practice it was not possible to achieve the expected accuracy in combat conditions, with the average CEP in 1943 of 370 metres (1,200 ft) being similar to Allied and German results. Both the Navy and Air Forces had to give up on the idea of pinpoint attacks during the war. The Navy turned to dive bombing and skip bombing to attack ships, while the Air Forces developed the lead bomber concept to improve accuracy, while adopting area bombing techniques by ever larger groups of aircraft. Nevertheless, the Norden’s reputation as a pin-point device lived on, due in no small part to Norden’s own advertising of the device after secrecy was reduced late in the war. The Norden saw some use in the post-World War II era, especially during the Korean War. Post-war use was greatly reduced due to the introduction of radar-based systems, but the need for accurate daytime attacks kept it in service for some time. The last combat use of the Norden was in the US Navy’s VO-67squadron, which used them to drop sensors onto the Ho Chi Minh Trail as late as 1967. The Norden remains one of the best-known bombsights of all time. A bomb does not fall in a straight line from a moving plane. It follows a parabolic trajectory as the various forces of physics–speed, gravity, and inertia–carry it on its long journey to the ground. The bombsight computed all these factors to guide the bomb to its target. It used a series of gears, gyroscopes, and ball bearings that the bombardier would look through over a target. By inputting the sped and altitude, the bombsight could calculate the trajectory of a bomb. The bombardier even controlled the flight of the plane through the site during the time over the target. I never grade my items as mint, even though may be. If for any reason you require additional photos, please do not hesitate to ask. View My Other Items For Sale. Get images that make Supersized seem small. Tailor your auctions with Auctiva’s. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation M9 NAVY Bombsight” is in sale since Thursday, April 18, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Field Gear, Equipment”. The seller is “william_kramer” and is located in Naperville, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation M9 NAVY Bombsight
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WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9

Posted on April 24, 2019 by admin Posted in wwii
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WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9

WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9. 7 Noden bomb sight. Still attached to the original metal carry tray with parts drawer. The metal control tag indicates this particular sight was manufactured by the Lukas-Harold Corp. Which makes this a rare gem. Some of the original finish shows some paint loss. The rubber eye cup has deteriorated some. Still a scarce USN Norden style bombsight. All components move freely and are 100% fully functional. In an uncleaned state. The most iconic piece of the entire war and available for your collection. The Norden was a bombsight used by the United States Army Air Forces(USAAF) and the United States Navy during World War II, and the United States Air Forcein the Korean and the Vietnam Wars. It was the canonical tachometric design, a system that allowed it to directly measure the aircraft’s ground speed and direction, which older bombsights could only estimate with lengthy in-flight procedures. The Norden further improved on older designs by using an analog computer that constantly calculated the bomb’s impact point based on current flight conditions, and an autopilot that let it react quickly and accurately to changes in the wind or other effects. Together, these features seemed to promise unprecedented accuracy in day bombing from high altitudes; in peacetime testing the Norden demonstrated a circular error probable (CEP)[a] of 75 feet (23 m), an astonishing performance for the era. This accuracy would allow direct attacks on ships, factories, and other point targets. Both the Navy and the USAAF saw this as a means to achieve war aims through high-altitude bombing; for instance, destroying an invasion fleet by air long before it could reach US shores. To achieve these aims, the Norden was granted the utmost secrecy well into the war, and was part of a then-unprecedented production effort on the same scale as the Manhattan Project. Ranked 46th among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts. In practice it was not possible to achieve the expected accuracy in combat conditions, with the average CEP in 1943 of 370 metres (1,200 ft) being similar to Allied and German results. Both the Navy and Air Forces had to give up on the idea of pinpoint attacks during the war. The Navy turned to dive bombing and skip bombing to attack ships, while the Air Forces developed the lead bomber concept to improve accuracy, while adopting area bombing techniques by ever larger groups of aircraft. Nevertheless, the Norden’s reputation as a pin-point device lived on, due in no small part to Norden’s own advertising of the device after secrecy was reduced late in the war. The Norden saw some use in the post-World War II era, especially during the Korean War. Post-war use was greatly reduced due to the introduction of radar-based systems, but the need for accurate daytime attacks kept it in service for some time. The last combat use of the Norden was in the US Navy’s VO-67squadron, which used them to drop sensors onto the Ho Chi Minh Trail as late as 1967. The Norden remains one of the best-known bombsights of all time. A bomb does not fall in a straight line from a moving plane. It follows a parabolic trajectory as the various forces of physics–speed, gravity, and inertia–carry it on its long journey to the ground. The bombsight computed all these factors to guide the bomb to its target. It used a series of gears, gyroscopes, and ball bearings that the bombardier would look through over a target. By inputting the sped and altitude, the bombsight could calculate the trajectory of a bomb. The bombardier even controlled the flight of the plane through the site during the time over the target. I never grade my items as mint, even though may be. If for any reason you require additional photos, please do not hesitate to ask. View My Other Items For Sale. Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting. Create your brand with Auctiva’s. Attention Sellers – Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9″ is in sale since Thursday, April 18, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Field Gear, Equipment”. The seller is “william_kramer” and is located in Naperville, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
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WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber SPERRY aviation Bombsight type S1 M2

Posted on April 23, 2019 by admin Posted in army
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WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber SPERRY aviation Bombsight type S1 M2
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber SPERRY aviation Bombsight type S1 M2
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber SPERRY aviation Bombsight type S1 M2
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber SPERRY aviation Bombsight type S1 M2
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber SPERRY aviation Bombsight type S1 M2
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber SPERRY aviation Bombsight type S1 M2
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber SPERRY aviation Bombsight type S1 M2
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber SPERRY aviation Bombsight type S1 M2
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber SPERRY aviation Bombsight type S1 M2
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber SPERRY aviation Bombsight type S1 M2
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber SPERRY aviation Bombsight type S1 M2
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber SPERRY aviation Bombsight type S1 M2

WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber SPERRY aviation Bombsight type S1 M2
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber SPERRY aviation Bombsight type M9. Still Mounted to the original metal carry frame. In excellent collectible condition and with the rare M-2 Interim Conversion paper tangent scale. In an uncleaned state. A most iconic piece of the entire war and available for your collection. I never grade my items as mint, even though may be. If for any reason you require additional photos, please do not hesitate to ask. View My Other Items For Sale. Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting. Create your brand with Auctiva’s. Attention Sellers – Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Bomber SPERRY aviation Bombsight type S1 M2″ is in sale since Thursday, April 18, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Field Gear, Equipment”. The seller is “william_kramer” and is located in Naperville, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.
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WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly

Posted on April 19, 2019 by admin Posted in army
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WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly

WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly. Here we have a type M9B bombsight with lower gyro actuator & USN markings. A museum quality example here. It is rare to find this bomb sight with the bottom gyro autopilot actuator unit. All components move freely and are 100% fully functional. In an uncleaned state. The most iconic piece of the entire war and available for your collection. The Norden was a bombsight used by the United States Army Air Forces(USAAF) and the United States Navy during World War II, and the United States Air Forcein the Korean and the Vietnam Wars. It was the canonical tachometric design, a system that allowed it to directly measure the aircraft’s ground speed and direction, which older bombsights could only estimate with lengthy in-flight procedures. The Norden further improved on older designs by using an analog computer that constantly calculated the bomb’s impact point based on current flight conditions, and an autopilot that let it react quickly and accurately to changes in the wind or other effects. Together, these features seemed to promise unprecedented accuracy in day bombing from high altitudes; in peacetime testing the Norden demonstrated a circular error probable (CEP)[a] of 75 feet (23 m), an astonishing performance for the era. This accuracy would allow direct attacks on ships, factories, and other point targets. Both the Navy and the USAAF saw this as a means to achieve war aims through high-altitude bombing; for instance, destroying an invasion fleet by air long before it could reach US shores. To achieve these aims, the Norden was granted the utmost secrecy well into the war, and was part of a then-unprecedented production effort on the same scale as the Manhattan Project. Ranked 46th among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts. In practice it was not possible to achieve the expected accuracy in combat conditions, with the average CEP in 1943 of 370 metres (1,200 ft) being similar to Allied and German results. Both the Navy and Air Forces had to give up on the idea of pinpoint attacks during the war. The Navy turned to dive bombing and skip bombing to attack ships, while the Air Forces developed the lead bomber concept to improve accuracy, while adopting area bombing techniques by ever larger groups of aircraft. Nevertheless, the Norden’s reputation as a pin-point device lived on, due in no small part to Norden’s own advertising of the device after secrecy was reduced late in the war. The Norden saw some use in the post-World War II era, especially during the Korean War. Post-war use was greatly reduced due to the introduction of radar-based systems, but the need for accurate daytime attacks kept it in service for some time. The last combat use of the Norden was in the US Navy’s VO-67squadron, which used them to drop sensors onto the Ho Chi Minh Trail as late as 1967. The Norden remains one of the best-known bombsights of all time. A bomb does not fall in a straight line from a moving plane. It follows a parabolic trajectory as the various forces of physics–speed, gravity, and inertia–carry it on its long journey to the ground. The bombsight computed all these factors to guide the bomb to its target. It used a series of gears, gyroscopes, and ball bearings that the bombardier would look through over a target. By inputting the sped and altitude, the bombsight could calculate the trajectory of a bomb. The bombardier even controlled the flight of the plane through the site during the time over the target. I never grade my items as mint, even though may be. If for any reason you require additional photos, please do not hesitate to ask. View My Other Items For Sale. Get images that make Supersized seem small. Tailor your auctions with Auctiva’s. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly” is in sale since Thursday, April 18, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Field Gear, Equipment”. The seller is “william_kramer” and is located in Naperville, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.
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WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B24 Type C1 Bomb Norden bombsight control box

Posted on February 22, 2019 by admin Posted in wwii
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B24 Type C1 Bomb Norden bombsight control box
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B24 Type C1 Bomb Norden bombsight control box
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B24 Type C1 Bomb Norden bombsight control box
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B24 Type C1 Bomb Norden bombsight control box
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B24 Type C1 Bomb Norden bombsight control box
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B24 Type C1 Bomb Norden bombsight control box
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B24 Type C1 Bomb Norden bombsight control box
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B24 Type C1 Bomb Norden bombsight control box
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B24 Type C1 Bomb Norden bombsight control box
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B24 Type C1 Bomb Norden bombsight control box
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B24 Type C1 Bomb Norden bombsight control box
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B24 Type C1 Bomb Norden bombsight control box

WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B24 Type C1 Bomb Norden bombsight control box
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17/B224 Bomber Type B-7 Bomb Shackle/Hook USAF. Would look fantastic on display with other items of the period. I never grade my items as mint, even though may be. If for any reason you require additional photos, please do not hesitate to ask. View My Other Items For Sale. Get images that make Supersized seem small. Tailor your auctions with Auctiva’s. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B24 Type C1 Bomb Norden bombsight control box” is in sale since Saturday, February 16, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Field Gear, Equipment”. The seller is “william_kramer” and is located in Naperville, Illinois. This item can be shipped to United States.
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B24 Type C1 Bomb Norden bombsight control box
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WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Type C1 Bomber Norden bombsight control box

Posted on February 18, 2019 by admin Posted in army
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Type C1 Bomber Norden bombsight control box
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Type C1 Bomber Norden bombsight control box
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Type C1 Bomber Norden bombsight control box
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Type C1 Bomber Norden bombsight control box
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Type C1 Bomber Norden bombsight control box
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Type C1 Bomber Norden bombsight control box
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Type C1 Bomber Norden bombsight control box
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Type C1 Bomber Norden bombsight control box
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Type C1 Bomber Norden bombsight control box
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Type C1 Bomber Norden bombsight control box
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Type C1 Bomber Norden bombsight control box
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Type C1 Bomber Norden bombsight control box

WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Type C1 Bomber Norden bombsight control box
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Type C1 Bomber Norden bombsight control box. This example has been removed from aircraft. How many bomb missions for this control box? Would look fantastic on display with other items of the period. I never grade my items as mint, even though may be. If for any reason you require additional photos, please do not hesitate to ask. View My Other Items For Sale. Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. Auctiva gets you noticed! Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF B17 Type C1 Bomber Norden bombsight control box” is in sale since Saturday, February 16, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Field Gear, Equipment”. The seller is “william_kramer” and is located in Naperville, Illinois. This item can be shipped to United States.
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WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9

Posted on January 25, 2019 by admin Posted in wwii
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9

WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9. The metal contract tag indicates this particular sight was manufacured by the Victor Adding Machine Co. Which makes this a rare gem. Complete with a custom made display stand. All components move freely and are 100% fully functional. In an uncleaned state. The most iconic piece of the entire war and available for your collection. I never grade my items as mint, even though may be. If for any reason you require additional photos, please do not hesitate to ask. View My Other Items For Sale. Get images that make Supersized seem small. Tailor your auctions with Auctiva’s. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9″ is in sale since Wednesday, January 23, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Field Gear, Equipment”. The seller is “william_kramer” and is located in Naperville, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.
WWII US Army Air Force Corp USAAF B17 Bomber Norden aviation Bombsight type M9
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WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly

Posted on January 23, 2019 by admin Posted in army
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly

WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly
WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAAF Bomber Norden Bombsight & autopilot book. A museum quality example here. It is rare to find this bomb sight with the bottom gyro autopilot actuator unit. BOTH the head and base have the Carl L. All components move freely and are 100% fully functional. In an uncleaned state. The most iconic piece of the entire war and available for your collection. I never grade my items as mint, even though may be. If for any reason you require additional photos, please do not hesitate to ask. View My Other Items For Sale. Get images that make Supersized seem small. Tailor your auctions with Auctiva’s. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “WW2 US Army Air Force Corp USAF Bomber Norden Bombsight gyro autopilot assembly” is in sale since Tuesday, January 22, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Field Gear, Equipment”. The seller is “william_kramer” and is located in Naperville, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.
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