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The 'Too Expensive' Norden Bombsight That Hit Targets From 25,000 Feet in Daylight Explore how a top secret device that cost more than a small neighborhood of houses failed to live up to its promise in the skies over Germany. The Norden bombsight was supposed to be the ultimate weapon allowing American crews to drop a bomb into a pickle barrel from five miles up. It was so classified that bombardiers had to take an oath to protect it with their lives and guards watched it around the clock on the
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What the Bombadier saw. View through a Norden bombsight, 'liberated' by a local farmer after a B-17 crashed into Titterstone Clee Hill, Shropshire. This will be on display, along with a similarly rescued oxygen bottle, at the nearby Chetton Heritage Museum open day on 17th May. #ww2 #ww2aircraft #ww2history #worldwariistories #ww2pictures #archaeologylovers #flyingfortress #B17 #ww2museum | Wing Leader
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Step back in time with us! Ever wonder how WWII bombers found their targets with pinpoint accuracy? The Norden Bombsight was one of the most advanced pieces of technology of its day—so precise it was once considered top secret. In this reel, we’ll show you how it worked and why it was called the "secret weapon" of the skies. History isn’t just about the planes—it’s about the incredible innovations that made them fly, fight, and win. #WWIIHistory #AviationHeritage #B25Mitchell #LivingHistory #WWI
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