[bongodriver]

Originally Posted by swiss

No, murder implies a plan, an intention to kill s.o.
It would be manslaughter, which makes me think we should call it:
...slaughtered tail gunner.


Then again it's bs.
As an ex tank commander I can tell you we have the full intention to kill the enemy tank's crew and not the tank per se.
Why should you judge pilots different?
Why did so many pilots explicit aim for the cockpit?

Exactly....it's not like infantry try to shoot the weapons out of the enemy's hands, to make the shots count you have to take the person out.