Re: Why is the F-35 replacing the A-10?
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spazsinbad wrote:I'll bite. Give me the URL that says a 'Norden Bombsight' was in RAAF Canberra bombers please. Thanks.
I asked (hence the question mark), not claimed. Thx for detailed answers.
spazsinbad wrote:I'll bite. Give me the URL that says a 'Norden Bombsight' was in RAAF Canberra bombers please. Thanks.
RAAF Base Amberley Oral History Recording
24 Sep 2015 George Hatchman - Warrant Officer (Retired). Historian. 23 Squadron Association
"...my job was to maintain the serviceability and the accuracy of the T-4 bomb sites [SIGHTS] to support the Canberra bombing and training programs...."
Source: http://www.defence.gov.au/id/_Master/do ... cripts.pdf (0.5Mb)
Aircrew: RAAF Vietnam Canberra Navigator
01 Oct 2012 Group Captain John ‘Bushy’ Bushell, RAAF (Ret)
"...The Crew & Tools
RAAF Canberras were operated by a two man crew: a pilot who flew it all the way - since there was no autopilot; and a navigator who did just about everything else. The nav had a Martin Baker Mk 1 ejection seat towards the port side behind the pilot’s seat. To his right was a radio rack that housed the HF radio, the Green Satin Doppler controller and the ground position indicator Mk IV. Ahead of his folding nav table was an instrument panel mounting the G4B compass master indicator, altimeter, airspeed indicator, DME, outside air temperature, ADF, and the air position indicator. To his left were the ADF controller, IFF controller and of course the hatch jettison switch. Not to forget the small window carefully positioned so that the view was minimal. As well as the den in the back the nav also spent time in the nose where the bomb sight was positioned. On the starboard wall were found a number of other panels that were the province of the nav, since the pilot could not reach them, including the 12/24 Way bombing selection and control panel and the electrical control panel for AC power. The DC power controls were on yet another panel on the port side of the nav’s route from his navigating position to his bomb aiming position. A long oxygen tube and intercom lead was provided for the nav when down the nose or moving around the aircraft...."JPG: Canberra Bomber Nose mounted in the Australian War Memorial, Canberra (JPG in the article) http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KxLWEFDpang/U ... berra4.jpg
Source: http://vintageaeroplanewriter.blogspot. ... gator.html
hythelday wrote:Let's try to keep this at least remotely on topic of F-35s, A-10s, Gatling guns and CAS, shall we?
We
learned that a South Vietnamese truck column had been ambushed and the lead truck was on fire. They were awaiting the arrival of a gunship, but they were in dire straights, so we rolled over and went down to help.
As the C-123s sprayed the jungle in echelon, the Canberras would spiral back and forth across the top of them. Each bomber, in turn, would have the area immediately ahead of the ‘Ranch Hands’ in his gunsight so any enemy ground fire could be neutralized immediately.
"...images of the bombsight, computor & associated controls on Tuesday & post them. "Yes Computor". The T4 was a follow on from the T1 (Lancaster) & from what I can see the T2 was fitted to early Canberras then upgraded to T4."
"Electro-Mechanical Computor - H & B Precision Engineers, Type-T4, Bombsight, Manchester, Great Britain, circa 1959 Photographer: Matilda Vaughan; Source: Museums Victoria https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/items/393377
"The old Canberra was fitted with a T4 Bombsight. The sight was intended for use at altitude, and the collimator was adapted for low level ops. It proved very accurate in level flight and was preferred by allies for close air support for that reason. As a pilot I did not get to operate it, but I did practice dive bombing with a ‘china graph’ mark on the canopy at Evans Head range; it was a reasonable delivery method with a couple of DHs. Alas I never did any pilot deliveries in Vietnam.
In bombing operations with the T4 sight, the navigator called the pilot to make minor corrections to heading with left, right and steady calls and the nav released the bombs. The nav skill was underrated by many, in that these guys used their reading of terrain slope and wind effect deviations and the speed of moving targets in their correction calls and the eventual ‘pickle’. No other method was as accurate at the time. Much respect from me for their skills. The Squadron was well thought of for the consistent accuracy and reliability, and was honoured by the USA with presidential citations."
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