Bombardier

The Bombardier (called Bomb Aimer within the game) is an essential crew member of your bomber. They are required to aim and drop bombs as well as taking recon-photos., making them required for any mission. Their main station is the bomb control in the nose right beneath the nose turret allowing them to support the gunners when they aren't needed for preparing bomb drops etc.

Operation
The bomb aimer allows the player to drop the bomber's payload and to take photographs. Any crew member can perform this task, but the bomb aimer is the only crew member that can take photographs at a higher altitude (see below).

When the bomb aimer is selected and they're seated at their seat, the player can control the bomb bay doors, select and drop any amount of remaining payload, and take photographs. In order to drop any part of the payload, the bomb bay doors must be opened. It should be noted that flying with the bomb bay doors open will make the aircraft less aerodynamic, which causes fuel usage to increase, represented as a drop in remaining fuel time in the flight engineer's station. For some payloads, such as the Grand Slam Bomb, the bomb bay doors will be removed from the aircraft, eliminating the need to open them.

On the right of the bomb aimer's interface is a reticle pointing toward the ground. Using this reticle, the player can tell when to release their payload or when to take a photograph. On the left side is a button to take photographs and a bar indicating the chance that the photograph will acceptable. Flying higher can reduce the chances of getting a clear photograph, especially if there are clouds between the underside of the bomber and the ground.

Abilities

 * Mid-Altitude Photo: Allows clear photographs to be taken reliably at medium altitude. If clouds are present between the underside of the bomber and the ground, however, then the chance of a clear photo will be reduced, but it is still better than without the ability in the same conditions.