The target camera is controlled by a lower trigger on the flight-stick below the A (trigger) button. Pressing Y changes the target the camera follows.
If I remember correctly pressing Y on the joy-pad changes the view from cockpit-3rd person etc. So I guess I need to reconfigure the buttons, shame you can't on this game!
I can of course preset the view with the options setting & with fighters this is no problem, but try switching to options when your flying a B17 with 3 bandits shooting up your six & your bombing targets are looming!!

Does anyone on this forum use this flight stick with IL2 ???
The AV8Rwas great value but I broke it(rudder control) during the heat of battle!!