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Old 02-10-2011, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Flying Pencil View Post
It is calculated in bombsight
Oh, i am aware of that, the problem i wanted to adress is: how to get the numbers to put into the bombsight to compensate for the wind-drift.
In the B-17 there was a instrument where the bombardier (or was it the navigator?) could watch the ground passing and by adjusting some lines could determine the direction and strength of the wind in his altitude.
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