OT: WWII tv camera smart bomb

[corporalcripp]

Last night PBS had an interesting documentary which got to the truth behind the bridge over the river Kawai.Now, what got me intrigued was that in '42 the army air force put together the first ever smart bomb.They actually installed a tv camera in the nose of a regular bomb.It transmitted images back to the bombardier who,while watching the image on a monitor,guided the bomb to it's target.Actually did work but,with all the vacuum tube technology crammed into the bomb,there was little room left for explosives.Soon afterward a radio-guided bomb was deployed instead-this one worked quite well,taking out half of the Japanese-Burma railway bridges.Anyone here know any AAF vets with experience with these gadgets?-Bob