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Started by Korea, March 10, 2009, 06:24:26 AM

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DGuller

Quote from: celedhring on Today at 08:44:21 AMThings I didn't know I wanted to see today: WWII training film for bomber crews on how to avoid flak fire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGVrWi-_GUI
One thing I never realized until fairly recently is the extent to which computers were already used in the field during WW2.  I knew about Alan Turing's bombes, but I never realized that even back then many types of guns were already firing somewhere because that's where a computer pointed them after doing some calculations.

Josquius

I feel like a real wheeler dealer.
Just got £200 for transferring bank account - I first opened a secondary account with my main bank and set up 3 £2 per month charity direct deposits to qualify.
And it worked.
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