bomber pilot
Warplane cockpit occupant
A bomber pilot flies military aircraft designed to drop explosive ordnances on targets.
The term evokes World War II imagery—crews in B-17s or Lancaster bombers conducting strategic raids.
Modern bomber pilots may fly stealth aircraft like the B-2 Spirit.
The role carries associations of both heroism and destruction: His grandfather was a bomber pilot over Germany.
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