Definition of bombardier
1a archaic : artillerymanb : a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery
2 : a bomber-crew member who releases the bombs
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Spector flew as an Army Air Forces bombardier in the Pacific during World War II.
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Most of the recruits were college graduates or undergraduates, initially trained to be single-engine pilots, and later as twin-engine pilots, navigators or bombardiers.
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A member of the U.S. armed forces during World War II, Spector flew over Japan as an Army bombardier and navigator.
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Mueller deployed to the European Theater in 1944 as an Army Air Corps bombardier on a B-17.
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The bombardier cars, though, have very quick and simple ramps that aren’t mechanical and aren’t noisy.
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That veteran, 95-year-old Don Foulkes of Fallbrook, told students about being a bombardier on a B-24.
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Foulkes, as the bombardier, along with the nose gunner were told to bail out first.
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The non-wizarding world has a creature capable of similar pyrotechnics: the bombardier beetle.
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First Known Use of bombardier
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playDefinition of bombardier for English Language Learners
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: the person in a military aircraft who controls when the bombs are dropped
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: an officer who operates large guns and has a low rank in the British Army
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