On 05 Jun 2004 00:26:48 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:


Don't let this pioot stuff go to your head. The entire purpose of a bombing
mission in WW II was to put a bombardier over a target for 30 seconds. The
pilot was just the driver. And when it came to flying good bomb runs some
pilots weren't worth a ****.


But, then we found out that the good ones could do it themselves---

Ed, the Pilot, Navigator, Systems Operator; EWO, Bombardier, Radio
Operator, Gunner, and other specialties as required by the mission.

Lots of pilots can fly good bomb runs.

Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
Smithsonian Institution Press
ISBN #1-58834-103-8