Everything in aerial warfare has changed since World War II, from the way planes find targets and deliver bombs, to crewing levels and treatments for battle trauma. This section gives an insight into fighting methods of the past, and outlines what happens now.
Techniques of plotting a course have leapt from good old-fashioned compass and map, to super-sophisticated satellite systems.
Tim Chambers in the North American Harvard training aeroplane
What constitutes a legitimate target? Deciding where to drop bombs and ensuring accurate aim are still vital to the success of bomber raids.
Cutting-edge technology has made high crewing levels obsolete. In present-day aerial warfare, a crew of two fly, navigate and drop the bombs.
The horrors of war have always taken their toll on the fighting force. Once branded as cowardice, battle trauma is now recognised as a medical condition.
