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Farnsworth
Airborne TV System
Farnsworth developed a system during World War Two that used
television to report the effectiveness of bombing.

A bomb was equipped with a television camera and
transmitter. It was released slightly after the normal bombs from a B-25
and televised the bombs hitting their targets. This allowed a visual
assessment of the effectiveness of the bombing.

Here is a North American B-25 equipped with the Farnsworth.
The receiver is located at the taped up portion you see to the rear of the
fuselage.
A picture of the receiver.
(Thanks to Don Patterson for the pictures and information)
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