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YESTERDAY I described the organisation and problems of the Bomber Com- mand. To-day let us consider

its men and its methods.

very

They vary, of course, much with the targets to be át- tacked and the amount of pro- tective defence the aircraft. ex- pect to meet.

Normally, it is true to say that the best average results, viewed from an economic stand-

"Briefing-up" bomber crews beforethey leave for a raid on Germany.

MEN

IN THE

BOMBERS

By Air Commodore

point-that is to say, loss of P. F. M. Fellowes,

erews and aircraft--are obtain- ed by bombing from consider- able heights, and by sending in bombers almost, simul-

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THE LIE DETECTOR

LITTLE has been heard here In recent years of the "lie detector." British conservatism is likely to be the reason. Iri America, however, the use of

the instrument is said to have spread very much in the last ten years. From the police the practice has been adopted by inany businesses, and, it is said, with astonishingly successful results. Dishonesty has been detected. prevented,

ur

and

There is a gun-layer for each gun position; and a wireless operator.

-

D.S.O.

You will then discuss with your unlayers the different detion you

Checking Up

Once in the air, you all feel you are set for the job, and probably look forward with great anticipation to the moment when you arrive over

the enemy! your target to make your gesture to

That over, and on the way home,. you are able to relax and partake of the refreshment you have taken

Homeward

The pilot has before him at his will expect them to take under dit- right and his left hand an Iminense fering conditions of attack. number of controls and instruments, They will know exactly the man with you. The result here is that the The navigator has his own com- oeuvres you will make to avoid defence is much confused, and partment-chart table, chronometer, enemy fighters, and you will know the chances of collision or meet- and the dome from which he can exactly how they intend to deal

This question of refreshment is with enemy fighters. ing a friendly bomb in mid-air take his sights on the stars.

really very important. With the are much less than the chances The wireless operator has all his

long flights-ten hours and upwards --which are now continually under- of being damaged by, accurate controls, his directional finding loop,

If you are going to be the wireless taken by dur bombers-it is of real carphones, sending keys, and so on, anti-aircraft fire.

operator you will make quite sure importance that all concerned should in his special compartment.

of exactly what is expected of you have a little food and drink before. However, we by no means

The gun-layers sit in their power- in every possible contingency. adhere to only one system of controlled

they undertake the strenuous job of turrets, strapped into You will also, of course, see that relocating and landing on their bombing.

their seats. Their eyes peer out into all your instruments are in perfect aerodromes. the night; they have the coldest and It may be that, from the point most boring job of all, except in.

working condition.

A science which has only, recently of view of disturbing manufac- moment of action or when reporting You will check all your data and developed is night photography from ture, it is necessary to send over the effect of the bomb bursts. you will find out if any new radio the air.

stations have been set up since your aircraft throughout the night. It is the rear gunner who is best

We have now attained a very Inst trip.

high standard in this art, the result. Or, again, a target may be placed to do this last job, and it is

If you are the navigator, you will being that the reports of pilots, after selected which it is possible to on his report, very largely, that the

accuracy of what has been accom-discuss with your pilot exactly the attacking a target, can be very close- surprise, by, an unexpected plished depends.

procedure you are going to follow ly checked by night photographs. and how often he will expect to be method: of approach. In that These great aircraft, when they given his position.

They themselves actually take these photographs' at the mamant' at You will run through all your their targets.

which their bombs are impacting on in time to enable the pilot or the instruments, etc., and make sure you

The control of the Bombing Com- navigator actually to see the effects have everything at your finger tips.

mand needs a very delicate but firm of the attack,

If you are to be one of the gun- touch at Headquarters, as the of That is why the rear gunner's re- the condition of your gunsights and at its highest pitch and yet without layers you will satisfy, yourself as to fensive spirit has to be maintained port is so important.

mountings, and go through all your the feeling that the splendid fellows In approaching

tests and Aring procedure. a target, or

who carry out this offensive are bo- aying over heavily-defended enemy The second pilot will net in co-in human beings, must be recog

Ing driven beyond that limit which,-- |

country, straight courses are to be operation in all his duties with the nised. The temptation, when under-craft-is-nying a straight course thatTM

avoided. It is only when an air- first pllot.

are

case, it is well worth while to have run on their line, and adopt low bombing methods dropping their bombs, cannot turn with delayed-action bombs.

Training Counts

The dropping of bombs ac- curately can be achieved only after a very long period of training.

in

very heavy anti-aircraft fire, anti-aircraft can hope to secure a “They're Off!"

course it

It-Is-quite-evident-that-we-fire- fortunato in our commanders, and their higher direction..

and eager offensive spirit which is - This is proved by the splendid

universally, prevalent in the Bomber: Command.

dif-

whole

not to carry out peace training hit.

Before proceeding on your bomb- procedure for bomb dropping However, for a period of between complete instructions as to your ob- Ing flight, you will have received Join the FELLOWSHIP OF THE BELLOWS and honesty has been vindicated.

must be very high indeed. But 30 seconds and a minute, it is es- jective and your procedure. HELP the R. A. F.

The frequency with which

with long training this pro- sential to fly a straight dishonesty has been revealed iscedure becomes automatic.

bombs are to be dropped accurately be in your aircraft, your engines At the selected time, you will all

In the early days, when they had This is the real period of danger. somewhat disheartening to those

will be started and you will take up to go over centinuously and drop Even under great stress our who believe in human perfecti-bombers manage to adhere to pilot is free to turn away and carry

Once the bombs are dropped, the your allotted place for the take-off. leaflets, this Command wore

ferent aspect. As soon us-bomb- Naturally, these take-offs, on a dropping was allowed, the bility. It would seem that with these methods and this ac- out manoeuvres-to avold damage by blacked-out nerodrome at night, place it up. g

have to be very carefully organised? the great majority of men and counts for the remarkably ne anti-aircraft action."

to prevent collision between these

To-morrow- But before, that time, and during great and valuable aircraft, especi women the fear of detection is curate results they achieve.

his straight run..he tunes himself up ally in taxying to the point where

PURPOSE OF THE the most potent deterrent to dis- The wise policy of our Bom- to disregard all risks and to fulfil they start their heavily loaded run. KITE BALLOONS honesty. But an element of ber Command has always been his job to the best that is in him.

to use only fully trained crews. Once away from heavily defended final improvement may be found

It is here not in the produc- areas, if the pilots so wish, they can switch in "George," the mechanical in the statement that once В

tion of aircraft-that we meet pilot who will take charge of the person undergoes the test of the detector he is careful to avoid doing anything that the instru- ment might disclose, for he knows that discovery is almost

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certain.

If the crime and lying detector could be used as an instrument of war, what a sensation.. the world would experience! Put a Hitler, or a Goebbels under the ordeal and the mechanism would suffer a strain which might put it out of action. The only question would be which was the greater llar. One of Hitler's most prominent characteristics has been said to be an almost unbelievable capacity for telling falschoods. Still Goebbels would probably bear away the palm. For while Hitler “lies only at intervals, Goebbels, is engaged in lying all the time.

The experiment, however, might be a failure, for it is said: that the really confirmed criminal and Jiar are so hardened

ARDEN AM PRET that they show scarcely any appreciable reaction to the test

the bottle-neck in expansion. lying.

senson.

According To Plan

Night Flying

BATTLE OF INITIALS

But Germany. must have a much worse bottle-neck of this

There is now only one anxiety be sort because of the very large fore the crew (provided they have

War-time agencies and anti-aircraft, Are but ¦ a method - crew losses she sustained last not been badly hit, in which case romantically inclined Britishers saying Fondest Love and Kissas

you can never be certain that either

Equally confusing are the abbre- your tanks or your oli system may are lying for top honours in a viations adopted by the army and by have been damaged).:

battle of initials. Both have war-time agencies. When L

Joe Doakes (Aircraftman 1st Clan); It is Will the weather be clear for adopted such an array of is told to report to the P. A to the Fortunately, our Air Staff had their return to their aerodrome? seemingly meaningless letters whether he should be on the lookout, GO.C.C. he is very likely to wonder realised this danger. They did not

To bring home realistically to symbolising otherwise wordy vegetable Actually this imposing attempt any wildly foolish plan of yourself the job of the bomber crew, using up our precious crews on Imagine yourself as one of the crew phrases and titles, that only the

animal, mineral or heavy sted day of coved acted in it of a night bomber going off on a experienced censor can expect to Personal Assistant to the General array of initials pithily sums up the has been, has been conducted a scientifically economic way,

Officer Commending-in-Chief.- decipher them all.

Initials which dot epistles will be entrusted with the delivery Very probably A. C. I. Doakes. penned by members of the of the D. R. O's, which are the Daily armed forces are frequently Routine Orders. garnished by initials which have

• Our bombers have been sent, out

raid.

If you are the pilot, you have to do this work, in small numbers. antiailed yourself that your engines, proceed unless they can find cloud else are in perfect condition. Their instructions have been not to your instruments and everytines. cover through which they can com paratively safely navigate enemy country.

over

..

Now you know that you have got become so familiar that they no to take off on a pitch-black night longer mystify the censor... with nothing, or very little-possibly fare at the end of the aerodromo -to nasist you to take off,

A few of the other official abbre viations are as follows; mbledhu JIFANY

First Auxiliary Nursi Yeomanry

This system we adopted in the carly days of the war. Now, after over a year of war, the Germans Then you are going to plunge into up a picture of cipher messages re- Force.

He does not mediately conjure WAAF, Women's Auxulliary have realised the wisdom of it and the air over a perfectly blacked-out venting troop dispositions when his W. V. 5, Women's Auxiliary have adopted it themselves.

keen eyes light upon such combina vice. tions as C. Y. K or S, WA ¡L. In- ATS., Auxillary Territorial

country.

Hitherto, we have been discussing To be able to do this safely, you stead, he is likely to call to mind vice. T the bomber, in an abstract way, but will reassure yourself before start Homeo's romantle speeches bensalbN.A.A.FI., Navy, Army, and Al each of these great craft is being that you can fly perfectly on the balcony, for CX. K. while gen- Force Institutė,

this injustice to your country inspiring polish of the Treat Bard,

be of the highest order.

by a team whose co-operation must your instruments. Indeed, you mustjerally' thought to lack the passion EM

Director of Military, Intel M.I., Military Intelligence." Al Air Intelligence, A G.S.O...General Star Omfcere, AK Only a deeply-conselentious "type" Ops, 1, Senior Operations Officer. Each man in this crew there may the target, and check the calcula of censor wonders whether be front: five to ten-must be very lons that have to be made for win trust has been impose

DO: Duty Officer highly trained

dage, height, ele

DPR Director of

and to your crew means Consider Yourself Kissed The Crew's Work

You will run through all your technique in regard to approach to

The pilot and the assistant pilot p

25 before re-dealing an

end S. W

Loving,

share the Aying The navigator You may run through all lali with conten plans the course, In some crews the your bomb-almer second pilet drops the bombs and in you are

the navign

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