When Col. Willis F. Chapman took command of the 340th Bomb Group he drew upon training techniques — both conventional and inventive — to achieve the needed goal of increasing bombing accuracy and effectiveness.
The following on-site booklet, put together during this period, depicts the making of a film by the 340th's 9th Combat Camera Unit, in conjunction with its Public Relations Unit, as it documented some of these mandatory training skills, creative methods of operation, and enviable results. Its footage also highlights the custom-made Squirt Gun Turret and provides previously unpublished film of Joseph Heller at work.
