bombardier

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Charles V. Carlson, a badly wounded bombardier whose B-17 Flying Fortress had been shot down over Stambruges, Belgium, in October 1943.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2022

His bombardier and first real friend in the service, Danny Shapiro, was later shot down on another plane and held as a prisoner of war for a year.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2021

The bombardier stood or knelt down at the nose of the plane and was in charge of releasing the bombs.

From Fox News • Sep. 16, 2021

Mr Parkinson, a former paratrooper and lance bombardier, had both legs amputated and sustained 40 other injuries as a result of fighting in Afghanistan.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2021

Havermeyer was a lead bombardier who never took evasive action going in to the target and thereby increased the danger of ail the men who flew in the same formation with him.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller