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Radar Bomb Scorer Tracks Targets As Planes Approach
Radar bombardier training relies on real targets in cities and docks, not make-believe towns. The RBS unit near Fort Worth measures distance to targets and locks on fighters to print a bulletin of where bombs would land. Targets span many cities and include bridges, docks, towers, and railroad yards.
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James J. Strebig
Associated Press Aviation
Fort Worth
Tex
Town
Kansas City
San Diego
Tampa
Strategic Air Command
America
Carswell Air Force Base
Here
RBS
Sacramento
Birmingham
Spokane
Ogden
Rapid City
San Francisco
Fresno
United States Air Force
Tractical Air Command