Azon

See also: azon, azọn, and azɔn

English

Azon

Alternative forms

• AZON

Etymology

From az(imuth) on(ly).

Noun

Azon (plural Azons)

1. (historical) A gliding bomb of World War II whose azimuth could be adjusted via radio.
   • 1999, Frederick A. Johnsen, B-24 Liberator: Rugged But Right‎^[1], page 77:

     Three hundred Azon tail units arrived in the theater of operations early in July 1944; following a crash course in Azon, a technical team followed the fins overseas in August.

   • 2012, Spencer Tucker, Almanac of American Military History, Volume 3: 1914-1949, page 1636,

     The Azon (for Azimuth Only) was developed by the Allies contemporaneously with the German Fritz X. […] Azons were subsequently employed with some success against bridges on the Japanese-operated Burma Railway; 493 Azons destroyed 27 bridges, including the famous Kwai River bridge.

   • 2012, Edward M. Young, B-24 Liberator Units of the CBI‎^[2], page 39:

     In the autumn of 1944 ten B-24s equipped for Azon bombing and ten trained crews joined the 7th BG.

Synonyms

• VB-1 (Vertical Bomb 1) (official designation)

Anagrams

• -zoan, Zona, onza, zona