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 : Riley E Scott preparing two 18lb bombs


Riley E Scott preparing two 18lb bombs

Riley E. Scott preparing two 18lb bombs which were carried into the air by Captain Thomas Milling in a Wright B at the US Army flying school at College Park, Maryland, 11 October 1911 to demonstrate Scott's invention of the world's first practical bombsight allowing different speeds and altitudes

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10838141
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48053532
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4000px x 3010px (1.3MB)
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© The Royal Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library) / Mary Evans Picture Library
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Photograph from The Royal Aeronautical Society Archive
Date
1911

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Allowing Altitudes Bombs Demonstrate Maryland Milling Practical Riley Scotts Speeds


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