X-Gerat - World War Two
World War Two, Second World War, W.W.II
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The Layout of the X&endash;Gerat Beams over Coventry on the Night of 14 November 1940 |
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Point A, the first cross beam (Rhein): the aircraft closes on to the approach beam (Weser1. The distance from A to a is 30 kms (18.6 miles). |
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Point a, the second cross beam (Order): aircraft observer presses button to start the bombing clock. The distance from a to C is 15 kms (9.3 miles). |
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Point C, the third cross beam (Eloe) aircraft observer presses button to stop the first hand of the bombing clock, the second hand moves round towards the first. The distance from C to Coventry is 5 kms (3.1 miles). |
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Target Coventry: hands on bombing clock overlap, closing a pair of electrical contacts to release bombs automatically. Courtesy The Oxford Companion to World War II |
