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The actual RAF solution was A. Have one master bombardier decide when all the planes should let their bombs go. Flying lower and slower is dangerous. Building a better bomb sight is beyond the technology of the time. You already have a bomb sight that is excellent. That's not the cause of the problem. Bombing in daylight is already being done by the American Army Air Force and their accuracy is no better than the RAF's. The RAF created special "Pathfinder" squadrons where their most successful bomb crews flew ahead of the main bomber force and dropped coloured flares on the target. Operational Test #3 Your plane is on the way home after mission. Your plane has had severe engine trouble. Number One engine is already shut down and
Number 4 engine is sputtering. You are a straggler, far behind the other returning planes. The sky is full of cloud and dawn is still
many hours away. Suddenly there is a break in the cloud cover. You see the English Channel and the white cliffs of the English shoreline.
Just then, Number 4 engine dies, and you feather the prop. You do not know how long you can control the plane. With so little power
you can't climb or make a sudden turn. The best you can hope for is a long slow descent, but the plane could start falling any second.
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