Originally Posted by
Petet
As mentioned, I am now working through the ORBs (1966 - 1972) and recording some of the information on the History of No 35 squadron website.
One thing which is quite predominant in the record books is the regular bombing competitions and I wondered how these were viewed.
Were they seen by individuals as "just another thing that had to be done" or were they seen as a really important way of demonstrating the quality of crews on your squadron
...... just curious really
Well, to one sort of officer success in a bomb comp was a good career move, to another sort success meant a jolly to the USA for Giant Voice. That plus professional and crew pride meant that most crews took them pretty seriously.