Try and find some contemporary film. One of our aircraft is missing is 1942. Wellington aircraft but the tote board only has aircraft by letter, B-Bertie, T-Tommy, Q-Queenie and M-Mother.
There is also a Lancaster film shot in 1944. Target for today. I haven't had time to watch it again.
As far as the need for call signs; with several hundred bombers there is no way that each could be in contact with Command or even Group. At night they operated independently and probably radio silence or certainly minimise.
Last edited by Pontius Navigator; 16th May 2019 at 19:04.