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Norden Bombsight
More Norden Bombsights at other Aviation Museums throughout the northeast |
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| Norden Bombsight at the New England Air Museum near Hartford, CT | A Norden Bombsight at the Air Mobility Command Museum in Dover, DE |
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| Another Norden Bombsight at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, NY | Norden Bombsight at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, PA |
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| A Norden Bombsight at the Military Museum of Southern New England in Danbury, CT | One more Norden Bombsight at the Empire State Aerosciences Museum in Schenectady, NY |
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| A Norden Bombsight & Manual at the Wright Museum in Wolfeboro, NH | A Norden Bombsight at the Quonset Air Museum in North Kingston, RI |
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| WWII Norden Bombsight at the Wings of Eagles Museum in Horseheads, NY | A Norden Bombsight at the West Point Museum in West Point, NY |
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| Norden Bombsight at the Air Heritage Museum in Beaver Falls, PA | |
Length: 12 inches
Width: 24 inches
Height: 18 inches
Accuracy: The US Navy spec was 2.5 mils - a 2.5 foot miss per 1,000 feet of altitude - at 20,000 feet a bomb should theoretically fall within 50 feet of the aiming point. One out of every 10 Norden Bombsights produced was taken to a test facility for quality control and calibration. Nordens that were not calibrated had an accuracy of more like 14 mils, or a 14 foot miss for every 1,000 feet of altitude
Number Produced: 90,000 for a total cost of $1.1 billion
Unit Cost: $1,222 average
While a number of other Military and Aviation museums have Norden Bombsights on display, MAPS Air Museum is the only museum where the bombsight is not under glass. You can actually touch and feel this Nordon and get a grip on the dials. The museum volunteers have cleverly positioned an aerial photograph so that when you look through the Norden Bombsight's viewfinder, you'll get a bombardier's view of a ground target (that is hopefully if the kids before you haven't twirled the dials too much).
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