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Old 10-30-2006, 07:19 PM   #1
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Identification of parts on a Norton Bombsight

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Old 10-31-2006, 04:03 AM   #3
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Old 11-01-2006, 10:39 AM   #4
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Old 11-01-2006, 10:52 AM   #5
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Guy I went to Grad School with, his Grandfather wrote that pamphlet. Interesting guy, interesting family. A bunch of geniuses.
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Old 11-01-2006, 10:57 AM   #6
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Very nice, indeed!!!
Interestingly, if you are a collector, the stabilizer portion of the sight
is worth two or three times more than the sight head! People kept
the sight heads as big desk ornaments, and the stabilizers languished.
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Old 11-01-2006, 12:16 PM   #7
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Have a look see over here, it is the page I have been using for reference on the Norden Bombsight

NORDEN BOMBSIGHT
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Old 11-01-2006, 12:27 PM   #8
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Terrific source of information and photo's, thanks k9kiwi.
As a kid I remember slobbering over catalogs from a surplus dealer
in Los Angeles called "Palley's", and at the time (dare I date myself?)
a Norden in the original container cost $50. You could buy a J-35
engine for $500...Of course, as a young teen, $10 was a windfall...
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Old 11-06-2006, 08:16 AM   #9
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Here's a few photos I found once ...
Sorry, no time to make thumbnails this morning
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Old 11-06-2006, 08:24 AM   #10
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Some very cool pictures you got there, jbabcock

Thanks for sharing.

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Old 12-03-2006, 01:49 AM   #11
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Hey real thanks for the photos guys. Been searching for this since ages!
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Old 12-04-2006, 02:56 PM   #12
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Hello,

any idea about the B-29 Bomb sight ? I read it was top secret .

To that I look for informations about the german BZA 2 Bomb sight unit.

Anything is welcome

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Old 12-23-2006, 12:42 AM   #13
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If you want to know everything about the Norden (not Norton) bombsight, look out for this book through your local library:

'The Legendary Norden Bombsight' by Albert L Pardini, Published by Schiffer, ISBN 0-7643-0723-1

Only for the technically able.

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Old 12-27-2007, 06:47 PM   #14
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Added a article on the Norton Bomb sight in the top post under the picture.
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Just found this site, I have a lot of interesting info. here. I restore bombsights, gunsights and other aircraft related items. Thanks for the link to Taighs website.
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