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Aviation History
1940
1940 - 2155.PDF
FLIGHT, August i, 1940 a V^ANY EVENING, ANY DAY" A Story of Bomber Command Work Round the Clock (Above) In pilots' rooms in Bomber stations all over the countrysquadron commanders " brief " air crews for the night's work. That is to say they are told off for the various targets and time-tables are organised. (Left) Captains of aircraft and navigators then lay out their courses with the aid of rulers, dividers and course and distance calculators.Note the bubble sextant on the nearest corner of the map. (Right and below) Meanwhile whichever type ofaircraft is being used for the job in hand, Whitley, Hampden or Wellington, the ground crews are busyloading up bombs, rearming gun turrets and giving engines and aircraft a final lcok-over. "msmmmf.
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