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A fact from Sperry S-1 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 December 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the US Army Air Corps ordered the Sperry S-1 bombsight because supplies of the Norden bombsight were controlled by the US Navy?

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The result was: promoted by HurricaneZeta (talk) 22:07, 14 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Sperry S-1 bombsight

... that the US Army Air Corps ordered the Sperry S-1 bombsight (pictured) because supplies of the Norden bombsight were controlled by the US Navy? Source: Searle and St. John
- Reviewed: Sepp Kuss, Malakhov Kurgan

Created by Maury Markowitz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 211 past nominations.

Maury Markowitz (talk) 18:57, 10 November 2025 (UTC).Reply

The article is new enough (published two days ago), long enough, fully cited, without plagiarism, and no issues that I have noticed. The image is clear and public domain (US government photo), and the hook is interesting, clear, and short enough. Well done, and thank you for the article! GGOTCC 17:43, 12 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

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