Sperry Bombsight Tutorial

A tutorial on the use of the Sperry S-1 Bombsight, with comparisons to the Norden Bombsight.

[@twrea]

Very amazing bit of Aerospace Education. Thanks!

[@raymondhambleton9452]

An amazing lecture. What a complex procedure to get the aircraft lined up on the target and timing the bomb drop. It's amazing they ever hit the target.

[@gregande]

Great stuff. Thanks for posting

[@tonykiburis8068]

Long after WWII my father described working on this bombsight while employed at Sperry Gyroscope Company (4014 1st Ave, Brooklyn, NY). After graduating from Brooklyn Polytechnic High School with a degree in machine tool making (equilivant to at least a Junior College Degree today) he joined Sperry on June 9, 1941 making $26.19 per week after taxes and union dues. Dad said after they completed work on the S-1 bombsight all of the machinists who were working on this project lost their war deferrment as critial workers & were drafted as a group. His last pay check was dated Jan 12th, 1944 and was for $43.08. He and the rest of the Sperry crew were trained to repaire the heavy artillary pieces (155mm & 8" cannons) and were assined to the 548th Heavy Ordanance Company & fought in Europe. Do you think this date (Jan 12th) corresponds to last days of production of this bomesight?

[@tonykiburis8068]

I wanted to add , dad entered the Army on Jan 22nd, 1944.

[@mikereitsma5761]

It appears plenty challenging to operate this device in a warm living room - imagine using it in freezing cold and under attack by defending fighters and AA guns.

[@johnbrewer8954]

Hi, do you have the dimensions of the Sperry bomb sight? A modeller on the WW2 aircraft forum would like them to scratch build in 1/48 scale.

[@Wistarmo]

17” tall by 13” long by 10” wide.

[@johnbrewer8954]

@@Wistarmo Thanks.