A British World War 2 recruitment poster to become a wireless operator with Bomber Command in the Royal Air Force. Their role was to send and receive wireless signals during the flight, assisting the Observer with triangulation "fixes" to aid navigation when necessary and if attacked to use the defensive machine gun armament of the bomber to fight off enemy aircraft.


Size: 2185px × 3320px
Location: Great Britain
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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