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When the formation neared its target, the bombardiers entered variables
such as airspeed and wind drift into their Norden bombsights, top-secret aiming devices
designed to guide the planes to the optimal release point
for dropping their payloads. The Norden bombsight,
it's supposed to be so accurate that you can bomb from 20,000 feet
and drop your bombs into a pickle barrel
such as airspeed and wind drift into their Norden bombsights, top-secret aiming devices
designed to guide the planes to the optimal release point
for dropping their payloads. The Norden bombsight,
it's supposed to be so accurate that you can bomb from 20,000 feet
and drop your bombs into a pickle barrel
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When the formation neared its target,
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the bombardiers entered variables
such as airspeed and wind drift
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into their Norden bombsights,
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top-secret aiming devices
designed to guide the planes
00:00:12.553 --> 00:00:16.099
to the optimal release point
for dropping their payloads.
00:00:16.683 --> 00:00:19.644
The Norden bombsight,
it's supposed to be so accurate
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that you can bomb from 20,000 feet
and drop your bombs into a pickle barrel.
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Movie Summary
It honors the heroes of the 100th Bomb Group.
