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Record 1 2006-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
  • Cannons (Aircraft)
CONT

During the Korean war ... Major Vermont Garrison of the famous 4th Fighter Wing and his cohorts exercised no scruple in stripping their Sabres of any [possible] component ... to reduce weight and outperform the MiG-15. Garrison himself even advocated removal of the APG-30 radar gunsight, stating that he would just as soon aim his guns using a "gumsight" - a lump of chewing gum stuck on the windscreen.

Key term(s)
  • gum sight

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Canons (aéronefs)
CONT

De préférence au viseur à mesure radar, des pilotes chevronnés s'en remirent alors à une nouvelle invention appelée «gumsight», le viseur de gomme : un morceau de chewing-gum placé sur le pare-brise, exactement dans l'axe de vision!

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