BBC - Heroes and Weapons of WWII — Season 1, Episode 8: The Men Who Lit Up Germany

Episode synopsis

At first, Allied bombing raids on Germany were highly inaccurate, but then an elite force of night-bomber navigators were trained. They flew before the main bombing raids, marking targets with different coloured flares. It was highly hazardous work, but helped make Allied bombing raids significantly more effective.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Men Who Invented Radar
• E2The Man Who Designed the Spitfire
• E3The Men Who Liberated Belsen
• E4The Man Who Saved Britain's Cities
• E5The Man Who Stood Up to Hitler
• E6The Men Who Cracked Enigma
• E7The Men Who Sank the Bismarck
• E9The Man Who Hoodwinked Hitler
• E10The Men Behind D-Day
• E11Tanks
• E12Midget Submarines
• E13Gliders