I photographed these Norden bombsights examples at the Udvar-Hazy, Idaho, Oregon, Florida, Virginia, Georgia, Texas and England. This gallery of Norden Bombsights does not include the many I’ve seen inside B-17 Flying Fortresses that I have photographed in museums, at air shows or even in flight.
Norden bombsight Prototype
Carl Norden built this Mk XI in 1923, which led to the Mk XV “Norden Bombsight” in 1930
Udvar-Hazy VA 2026
Norden bombsight
Udvar-Hazy VA 2026
Norden bombsight
Imperial War Museum, London 2019
Norden bombsight
Maddingley Cemetery, Cambridge 2019
Norden bombsight
Warhawk Air Museum; Nampa, Idaho 2021
Norden bombsights (x2)
Tillamook Air Museum 2021
Norden bombsight
Virginia War Museum; Newport News VA 2026
Norden bombsight
Erickson Collection; Madras 2023
Norden bombsight
Valiant Warbirds Museum 2024
Norden bombsight
Douglas, Georgia 2024
Norden bombsight
Air Force Armory Museum; Eglin AFB 2024
Norden bombsight
Lone Star Flight Museum, Houston 2024
Norden bombsight
Frontiers of Flight, Dallas 2024
Norden bombsight
National WWII Museum, New Orleans 2024
In nose of B-24 Liberator fuselage
Norden bombsight
National WWII Museum, New Orleans 2024
Norden bombsight
National WWII Museum, New Orleans 2024
Norden bombsight
National WWII Museum, New Orleans 2024
Norden bombsight
Mounted inside PBY-5A Catalina 05028
Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola 2024
Norden bombsight
Salem OR 2023
Norden bombsight
Displayed positioned inside the nose plexi of a B-17