Preparing the bombardier’s station…
NORDENANATOMY OF AN INSTRUMENT
01THE BOMBARDIER’S STATION

At the front of the aircraft.

The bombardier sat in the glazed nose of the B-17, below and ahead of the pilots. In this crowded compartment, the Norden sight occupied the center of the view.

Look around the station, then move closer to the instrument.

About this reconstruction +

Based on the Lowry Field M-series manual and the March 1945 BIF plate. Internal dimensions, gear profiles and display travel are reconstructed; this is not a manufacturing replica. M-series variants differ.

B-17 flight training manual · Nose compartment

Interactive manual ↗Searchable manual ↗Nomenclature plate ↗
Historical background · NPS ↗
Chapter 1 of 5. At the front of the aircraft. The bombardier sat in the glazed nose of the B-17, below and ahead of the pilots. In this crowded compartment, the Norden sight occupied the center of the view.