Arming for Accuracy
Arming for Accuracy During the First World War, fledgling crews in basic aircraft experimented with dropping grenades and small bombs. The various light bombers that flew during the inter-war period…
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Arming for Accuracy
During the First World War, fledgling crews in basic aircraft experimented with dropping grenades and small bombs. The various light bombers that flew during the inter-war period developed procedures which carried on into the early years of the Second World War. The need for elements of accuracy became obvious and evolved from that point onwards.
This book will provide the reader with an explanation of the origin of Bomb Aimers, the training of these men and the complexity of dropping many types of bomb ordinance is an enthralling story. Bomber Command eventually witnessed the large 4-engined 'Heavy Bombers', namely the Handley Page Halifax, Shorts Stirling, and Avro Lancaster, develop into significant bomb carrying aerial platforms. Technical and scientific developments are examined to provide an understanding of the trade that enabled the Bomb Aimers wing to be awarded to the men who