L.A.B.S. (Low altitude bombing system)

Came across LABS for the first time in ADM 1/27073 (The transfer of Tain Range to the Navy). I have heard of "Toss" bombing but never really thought about it and this file covers the addition of a LABS target to Tain's facilities.
For those that don't know the LABS idea is that the bomb is released during the climb up from the low level attack giving the bomb an artillery type curve. The other related one is the same low approach but the aircraft overflies the target and climbs up and over releasing the bomb at the point where the plane is curving over, again an artillery curve but an extremely odd way of bombing! This was known as "over the shoulder" bombing.
The get a correct bombing solution would have required a more complex bombsight. Something to investigate in the future.

The time frame for this was 1959/60 when the RN were using Lossiemouth.

Thought it might be of interest. Please correct me if my interpretaions are incorrect.

Dellboy - Yes, the documents refer to the N.A. 39 which became known as the Buccaneer. It also said the Scimitar would be the initial user but expected local objections on account of the "fiendish" noise it made! Anyone care to elaborate?

Canberra - Thanks, you have answered a question as to why there is an "observation post" marked on OS maps at Meikle Tarrel (you did spell it correctly). Why there I wonder, its a few miles from the target which is marked as the northern point of Morrich More? Toss bombing I did connect with nuclear weapons but I assume they were tactical version. The Buccaneer was nuclear capable?

You've done it again! That now explains the mystery map. Below is a Google Earth version showing the locations marked on the map and the path over Tarbat Ness. The location are approx but the anomaly is the observation post at Miekle Tarrel which must have been for a later version of the system, especially given it's contruction 10 years later than the map.

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