Harold Ings, 86, a bombardier with the Royal Artillery was one of the soldiers whose unit was surrounded by Germans in occupied France. |
The bombardier and the pilot forgot to put on their dark glasses and therefore witnessed the flash which was terrific. |
Drawing on his experiences as a bombardier during the War, the novel is set among flyers on the Italian front. |
At the age of nineteen, Heller enlisted as an air force bombardier in Italy. |
He was there for eight months, during which he rose to the rank of bombardier. |
Cater Lee was the bombardier in Henderson's first crew, where Richard served as a co-pilot. |