English countryside seen through the Norden bombsight, 1944Two bombsight technicians working on a Lucas Harold built Norden bombsight on a calibration stand, presumably in the Burma Theater circa 1944. Note the “training material” on the wall behind the technicians.March 1945 Nomenclature and Operation guide for the Norden bombsight.Bombardier 2Lt Everett Hanes in the nose of a B-26 Marauder of the 344th Bomb Group flying from Florennes, Belgium, 1945. Note the Norden bombsight.
English countryside seen through the Norden bombsight, 1944Two bombsight technicians working on a Lucas Harold built Norden bombsight on a calibration stand, presumably in the Burma Theater circa 1944. Note the “training material” on the wall behind the technicians.March 1945 Nomenclature and Operation guide for the Norden bombsight.Bombardier 2Lt Everett Hanes in the nose of a B-26 Marauder of the 344th Bomb Group flying from Florennes, Belgium, 1945. Note the Norden bombsight.
Thomas Ferebee, bombadier of B-29 Bomber Enola Gay, with Norden bombsight, Tinian, Mariana Islands, 6 Aug 1945Norden bombsight M1, date unknown
Thomas Ferebee, bombadier of B-29 Bomber Enola Gay, with Norden bombsight, Tinian, Mariana Islands, 6 Aug 1945Norden bombsight M1, date unknown
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