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Offline Scherf

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Re: Name that WW2 Thing
« Reply #285 on: December 18, 2014, 09:07:20 PM »
Not a bombsight, no.
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« Reply #286 on: December 19, 2014, 12:16:36 AM »
HAH! This bugger looks backwards! It is a R.A.F. Tail Drift Sight.

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ww2-tail-drift-sight-mk-4a-gb-272-box-270167417

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« Reply #287 on: December 19, 2014, 02:56:17 PM »
'Tis!

Well done Charge, over to you.
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« Reply #288 on: December 19, 2014, 05:48:16 PM »
What is this?



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« Reply #289 on: December 20, 2014, 05:20:50 AM »
First hint: This device was first used in 1943 and finally phased out in 1993.  ;)

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Re: Name that WW2 Thing
« Reply #290 on: December 20, 2014, 09:41:00 AM »
Old ADF?
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« Reply #291 on: December 20, 2014, 02:18:57 PM »
That is (ahem), "a Kodak Bantam lashed up to H2S bombing radar."

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« Reply #292 on: December 20, 2014, 08:30:24 PM »
That is to the letter what it is!  :rofl

"H2S was the first airborne, ground scanning radar system." "Both the Vulcan and Victor participated in the 1982 Falklands War, using their H2S radars to great effect, and the last of these aircraft were not withdrawn until 1993."

Here's what its PPI picture looks like.

http://sistemasdearmas.com.br/ca/mbfh2s.jpg

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« Reply #293 on: December 24, 2014, 09:05:23 AM »
Next, Scherf,anybody?

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« Reply #294 on: December 25, 2014, 06:05:16 AM »
Sorry, late.

Yes, it's a map, but what kind of map?

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« Reply #295 on: December 25, 2014, 08:14:27 AM »
A bit of a guess…

An electronic nag chart for use with GEE or perhaps LORAN.
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« Reply #296 on: December 25, 2014, 08:34:44 AM »
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« Reply #297 on: December 25, 2014, 05:46:28 PM »
Colmbo has it - it's a Gee map.
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Re: Name that WW2 Thing
« Reply #298 on: December 25, 2014, 08:58:11 PM »
Gee.
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« Reply #299 on: December 28, 2014, 07:46:49 PM »
Very sorry for the delay gents.

This is more an example of a genre as it is a specific item.  This is something I picked up while flying the -24 and -17 around the country.

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