HOW THE JOB IS DONE.—Two methods of bombing are shown in this diagram. In the plane oh the left the bomb aimer (seen in another picture) will release his bombs when the machine is still some distance from the target. The approximate calculation (assuming an absence of wind) is given in the diagram. On the right is shown a dive bomber making a steep dive on the target. In this method of bombing the pilot dives the machine directly at the target, releases his bombs, and pulls away.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24421, 5 October 1940, Page 7
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88HOW THE JOB IS DONE.—Two methods of bombing are shown in this diagram. In the plane oh the left the bomb aimer (seen in another picture) will release his bombs when the machine is still some distance from the target. The approximate calculation (assuming an absence of wind) is given in the diagram. On the right is shown a dive bomber making a steep dive on the target. In this method of bombing the pilot dives the machine directly at the target, releases his bombs, and pulls away. Otago Daily Times, Issue 24421, 5 October 1940, Page 7
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