Bombardier's Checklist

• Jul 4, 2018

• #1

billrunnels

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Oct 13, 2017

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The Photo is from the BIF (Bombardier's Information File )

This will give you some idea of what the Bombardier was doing at each phase of a mission.

 

• Jul 5, 2018

• #2

ODonovan

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Jun 16, 2014

Tampa, FL, USA

So that's how they kept you out of trouble, eh? Keep you busy every step of the way. When you consider everything from before you reached cruising altitude to after you started your descent was done in WAY below zero temperatures, I'm sure you very quickly got good at doing a good part of that checklist with your gloves on, so it's even MORE impressive.



-Irish

 

• Jul 5, 2018

• Thread starter
• #3

billrunnels

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B-17 Bombardier

8AF, 303bg, 360bs

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1,367

Oct 13, 2017

Minnesota, USA

ODonovan said:

So that's how they kept you out of trouble, eh? Keep you busy every step of the way. When you consider everything from before you reached cruising altitude to after you started your descent was done in WAY below zero temperatures, I'm sure you very quickly got good at doing a good part of that checklist with your gloves on, so it's even MORE impressive.



-Irish

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We had silk glove liners so I could remove the gloves when necessary. The liners protected my skin.

 

• Jul 6, 2018

• #4

Gnomey

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Great stuff Bill!

 

• Jul 7, 2018

• #5

Wayne Little

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Agreed..!