My Father was a B-17 navigator, 381st BG Ridgewell UK. Shortly after arriving there, he was trained on the GEE system, which followed Shortly after OBOE. He said it was great, even setting up approaches to the field, much to the amazement of new pilots on their first nightime practices operations, who weren't informed of it. After being vectored around & landing, they would ask Dad, "How did you do that!?"😅
I learned something new! Thank you X-planed. I was a musical oboist for 55 years and had never heard this. I would have mimicked the off-course dots and dashes when I tuned the orchestra. 😂
'Lorenz' Blind landing system adapted by the germans similar to OBOE....The British managed to 'Bend' the beam by using the same frequency and moving the cross point.The 'Secret War' a BBC Production in the 70's.explains this very well
Read the book _Instruments of Darkness_ by Alfred Price. If you liked this video you'll be delighted. It narrates the developing and use of every electronic aid used by the RAF Bomber Command.
It was probably as accurate as possible given the confounding factors. The wind isn't always what it's expected to be, and it can be radically different at different altitudes between 20,000 feet and zero feet. Also, dropping a half-second early or late hakes a huge difference.
No they didn't, you obviously do not understand the system, the Germans used two radio beams, that intersected over the target, watch this again and you might begin to understand.
My Freind Roy worked on Oboe and Gee very interesting listening to him. Good video
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That cat sound effect in this video is terrifying! I don't have a cat, but the miaow mad me look around the room for one!
Very interesting and well explained. Despite my passion for war planes, I had never heard about this system.👍👍
Thanks Mate😉
My Father was a B-17 navigator, 381st BG Ridgewell UK. Shortly after arriving there, he was trained on the GEE system, which followed Shortly after OBOE. He said it was great, even setting up approaches to the field, much to the amazement of new pilots on their first nightime practices operations, who weren't informed of it. After being vectored around & landing, they would ask Dad, "How did you do that!?"😅
Thanks for the comment. Great story😉
@@x-planeddo you have a video about the _Gee?_
Never knew this thanks, great video. You should make more.
Thank You😉
Damn they were quite ingenious back then!
You bet Pal!:)
Great explanation of the historical topic. I cant wait next video! :) Good job!
Thank You!:)
Nice job, direct and to the point
Thanks Mate:)
I learned something new! Thank you X-planed. I was a musical oboist for 55 years and had never heard this. I would have mimicked the off-course dots and dashes when I tuned the orchestra. 😂
What a great video, there is so much effort put in for such a small channel! Also is it just me or is your profile image the shadow of a X-15?
You bet, it’s a X-15. The channel is small because I just started it. But I have ideas for at least 10 more films😉
@@x-planed I love the story and physics behind that aircraft, and I’m excited to see how your channel will grow! You have a sub from me friend
Thanks a lot Mate:)
Sounds like an improved copy of an earlier German system as used in the blitz, the English countermeasures were known as "The Battle of The Beams".
'Lorenz' Blind landing system adapted by the germans similar to OBOE....The British managed to 'Bend' the beam by using the same frequency and moving the cross point.The 'Secret War' a BBC Production in the 70's.explains this very well
@androidbox3571 Absolutely nothing in common between the Oboe and the three German beam systems bar the fact they used radio waves.
Not really, one is measuring time of pulses, the other is simply following a beam, it has similarities to Loran.
Interesting!
Thank You:)
Read the book _Instruments of Darkness_ by Alfred Price. If you liked this video you'll be delighted. It narrates the developing and use of every electronic aid used by the RAF Bomber Command.
Very interesting.
CONGRATS
The Norden bomb sight was no more accurate that the British type.
Yer It was the company that produced the norden bomb sight that basically lied about its accuracy to boost its sales, bloody marketing.
@@jamesshand4116...and Americans being Americans. 😀
It was probably as accurate as possible given the confounding factors. The wind isn't always what it's expected to be, and it can be radically different at different altitudes between 20,000 feet and zero feet. Also, dropping a half-second early or late hakes a huge difference.
Nice Channel!
Thanks Mate. I really apreciate it😉
_"Precision"_ in this case being a relative term as the average target area for a night raid was a 10 mile diameter circle.
Shoutout!
Similar to flying a DME arc but using a very different system.
Oboe could manage 1 a/c good for target markers but not bomber fleet.
Another great video! But I’m bias as I’m ex RAF!
Thanks Mate:)
There you now have 1k subs dont thank meh i just want to help
Thanks Dude:)
wie wärs mit einem Video über "Knickebein"
I thought this had 226k views at first
I wish:)
The squadrons of mosquitoes that did this were the bomb. excuse the pun
the Germans did it first
The principle is 180 degrees different, you hear that the Germans took a year to work out what was happening?
No they didn't, you obviously do not understand the system, the Germans used two radio beams, that intersected over the target, watch this again and you might begin to understand.
wow, that's pretty. Don't miss out = "promosm" .