Just as a matter of interest, over a blacked-out country as in WW2, I’ve often wondered how well a crew could see once their vision had become accustomed to the dark? Most of us will never have experienced anything like blackout. If there’s no light pollution to prevent the eyes fully “tuning in”, from roughly how far away would a crewman be expected to see another aircraft?
Perhaps that could be a factor in how the bomber stream remained in fairly close proximity? When you see some of the pictures where the bombers are illuminated from below, they do seem to be fairly close and regimented, despite the obvious difficulties in night formation keeping.
I’d be interested in hearing what it was like over a blacked-out Europe, but those on the forum that fly over the vastness of Canada or Australia may be able to offer a view too?
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