GR translation: sweat drops in the air
alice wellintown
alicewellintown at gmail.com
Sun Oct 30 18:02:20 CDT 2011
http://www.twinbeech.com/norden_bombsight.htm
On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Michael Bailey
<michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 12:13 PM, alice wellintown
> <alicewellintown at gmail.com> wrote:
>> The Norden was on the EG and was used to drop the bomb on Japan. It
>> had no humidity shield and was known for its accuracy and its
>> delicacy;
>
> according to wikipedia, the Norden was also used in Korea and Vietnam
>
> and the mechanical computer it used brings the control apparatus of
> the V2 to mind
>
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