bombardier

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Robert spent 10 years in the Royal Horse Artillery after signing up in 2006, working as an artilleryman firing guns and then being promoted to bombardier.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

Kathryn Jean Holt was about 20, playing the marimba at an Orange County USO dance, when she met Richard Koch, an Air Force bombardier and soon-to-be medical student.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2023

His bombardier and first real friend in the service, Danny Shapiro, was later shot down on another plane and held as a prisoner of war for a year.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2021

The bombardier stood or knelt down at the nose of the plane and was in charge of releasing the bombs.

From Fox News • Sep. 16, 2021

Havermeyer was a lead bombardier who never missed.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller