A British World War 2 recruitment poster to become an Air Observer in the Royal Air Force. They were basically trained in navigation and bomb aiming and once qualified could fly in a crew in either role. This remained the same through 1941 and into 1942 when the four engine bombers were coming on line in ever greater numbers. A crew might easily have two observers aboard, one flying as navigator and the other as the bomb aimer (or 'Air Bomber' to give him his official title). It was realised that this could not continue and in 1942 the trade was split into dedicated bomb aiming and navigation.

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Size: 2289px × 3508px
Location: Great Britain
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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