We adopted a British sight, tested and found satisfactory by the Royal Flying Corps, and known as the High Altitude Wimperis, and in the United States as the Bomb Sight Mark I-A. On November 11, 1918, American factories, working on contracts placed by the Ordnance Department, had produced 8,500 of them. The job of turning out this intricate mechanism was turned over to Frederick Pearce & Co., of New York City, in January, 1918. Later in the year additional contracts were given to the Edison Phonograph Works and to the Gorham Manufacturing Co. These contracts called for 15,000 sights. By December 12, 1918, these concerns had completed a total of 12,700 of them.
A 250-POUND DEMOLITION BOMB CARRYING 125 POUNDS OF EXPLOSIVE AND HAVING HEAVY CAST-STEEL NOSE AND PRESSED SHEET STEEL REAR BODY.
A 25-POUND FRAGMENTATION BOMB CARRYING 3 POUNDS OF EXPLOSIVES, DESIGNED FOR USE AGAINST TROOPS.
A 40-POUND INCENDIARY BOMB OF THE INTENSIVE TYPE, WITH STEEL NOSE AND FUSIBLE ZINC REAR CASING.
AIRPLANE FLARE.
