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Glasgow Army Airfield Norden Bombsight Storage Vault

Coordinates: 48°13′13″N 106°36′33″W / 48.220161°N 106.609028°W / 48.220161; -106.609028
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Glasgow Army Airfield Norden Bombsight Vault
Glasgow Army Airfield Norden Bombsight Storage Vault is located in Montana
Glasgow Army Airfield Norden Bombsight Storage Vault
Glasgow Army Airfield Norden Bombsight Storage Vault is located in the United States
Glasgow Army Airfield Norden Bombsight Storage Vault
Location1/2 mile north of Glasgow, Montana
Coordinates48°13′13″N 106°36′33″W / 48.220161°N 106.609028°W / 48.220161; -106.609028
Area.5 acres (0.20 ha)
NRHP reference No.11000824[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 2011

The Glasgow Army Airfield Norden Bombsight Vault was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

It is a one-story 16.5 by 13 feet (5.0 m × 4.0 m) concrete shed with an 11 by 6 feet (3.4 m × 1.8 m) projection that has 8 inches (0.20 m)-thick walls and a poured concrete floor. It protected Norden bombsights at the Glasgow Army Air Field during World War II. The bombsights were top-secret and were used on B-29 bombers. It had steel vault doors which have been removed.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Weekly Listings". National Park Service. November 25, 2011.
  2. ^ Jon Axline (September 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Glasgow Army Airfield Norden Bombsight Vault". Montana. (includes photos)