[Milsurplus] Norden Bomb Sight

[Mark K3MSB]

>> Just trying to understand

Here's a good way.    Climb up into the upper turret of a B-17 and get
comfortable.   Think about those powerful twin 50's you have at your
disposal.    Now, imagine you have a pair of FW-190s bearing down on
you.    You have NO place to run.    You have NO place to hide.  And the
pilot has very very limited evasive options.      If your knees don't get
weak and you don't start to perspire a bit,  you're not human.     Those
young flight crews had balls.

73 Mark K3MSB


On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 3:06 PM, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> You know, mechanical computers on battleships were pretty good at
> delivering a 14-inch-diameter shell miles on-target, under way and in
> seas.   When considering the low on-target rate for bombing using the
> Norden Sight, one wonders how much could be attributed to design
> limitations and how much to 18-20-year-old, lightly-trained flight crews,
> scared out of their wits (as any sane person would be), who just wanted to
> unload the bombs and get the heck out of there.  Not bad-talking the flight
> crews- I have no right to “cast shade” on these men.  Just trying to
> understand.
>
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