Bomb aiming by Flight Lieutenant Mackintosh

Recording in which Flight Lieutenant Mackintosh, a bomb-aimer, discusses various aspects of his work.

Flight Lieutenant Mackintosh comments on the importance of communication between the members of a bomber crew and explains the different positions taken by the bomb-aimer in Whitley, Hampden and Wellington aircraft. He goes on to explain how the duties of bomb-aimer and navigator are combined in a Hampden and recalls an attack on a German oil refinery. The methods used to find the target are explained.