Search
Search
Search Results
9 results returned
From Air Gunner to Bomber Pilot
Mr. Campbell discusses how a lucky break on a mathematics re-test allowed him to be streamed into pilot training.
Pilot training
Mr. Campbell discusses the various training steps necessary to become a pilot, and flying the Tiger Moth and Cessna Crane, two of the Air Force’s training aircraft.
Coastal Command or Bomber Command
Mr. Campbell discusses his reasons, both practical and personal, for selecting service in Bomber Command over that in Coastal Command.
Bombing and Gunnery Training
Mr. Campbell describes bombing practice and adjudication, and air gunnery practice against drogues, towed aerial targets.
Photographic Evidence
Mr. Campbell discusses the practise of photographing bomb drops over enemy targets, and how the danger from adjacent aircraft was often evident in the photos.
Problems in the Bombing Stream
Mr. Campbell describes how missing your bomb drop meant exiting and re-entering the bomber stream for a second try, and how dangerous this could be.
Coning and Night Fighters
Mr. Campbell describes the German tactic of coning, illuminating enemy aircraft with powerful search lights so they could be attacked, and what German pilots did if coned by their own lights.
Diversion Raids
Mr. Campbell describes the Allied tactic of faking raids against German assets in coastal France, which forced the enemy to scramble its aircraft, thus expending its limited resources for no reason.
Evasion Tactics
Mr. Campbell describes his techniques for evading danger immediately after dropping bombs on heavily defended targets.
- Date modified: