VAULT
Posted 7/15/2009
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DAYTON, Ohio -- Vault in the Presidential Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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During World War II, bomber aircrews, primarily B-17 and B-29, flying into Wright Field needed a secure place to store their top secret Norden bombsights. The bombardier would remove the Norden's sighthead and place it in this vault. When the aircraft was ready to depart, the sighthead would be removed from the vault and reinstalled in the aircraft.
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