The Glasgow Army Airfield Norden Bombsight Vault was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
Glasgow Army Airfield Norden Bombsight Vault | |
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| Location | 1/2 mile north of Glasgow, Montana |
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| Coordinates | 48°13′13″N 106°36′33″W / 48.220161°N 106.609028°W |
| Area | .5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000824[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 2011 |
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 edit
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Weekly Listings". National Park Service. November 25, 2011.
- ^ Jon Axline (September 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Glasgow Army Airfield Norden Bombsight Vault". Montana. (includes photos)