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RAF Bomber Command and its crews were probably unique in the history of warfare. During the Second World War each RAF bomber crew member was a volunteer - and in the case of the Commands elite Pathfinder Force - many were volunteers within a volunteer force. Discover what it was like to fly with an RAF heavy bomber crew on a typical night raid over Germany. Learn about the different kinds of specialist flying kit available. How did a squadrons choice of aircraft - Stirling - Halifax - Lancaster or Mosquito - affect ones chances of survival? What were the odds when a lone bomber crew battled it out with a marauding German night fighter aircraft - or with deadly flak and searchlights? And what would happen to an airman if his nerve cracked under the pressure? Whatever your viewpoint on the morality of the bomber offensive - the bravery of the men who flew by day and night with Bomber Command is an undisputed fact....