Norden Bombsight

More Norden Bombsights at other Aviation Museums throughout the northeast
Norden Bombsight at the New England Air Museum near Hartford, CT	A Norden Bombsight at the West Point Military Museum in West Point, NY
Another Norden Bombsight at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, NY	Norden Bombsight at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, PA
A Norden Bombsight at the Military Museum of Southern New England	One more Norden Bombsight at the Empire State Aerosciences Museum in Schenectady, NY
A Norden Bombsight & Manual at the Wright Museum in Wolfeboro, NH	Another Norden Bombsight at the Quonset Air Museum in North Kingston, RI
A Norden Bombsight Air Mobility Command Museum in Dover, DE	A Norden Bombsight at the MAPS Air Museum in North Canton, OH
	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