How did Luftwaffe pilots manage to fly planes in such poor visibility, especially during night flights?

There were some German aircraft with poor visibility even in daylight.

The JU 88:

A point of criticism from Allied test pilots flying captured examples was the cockpit. The extensive framing of the many panels resulted in a restricted view. On bomber versions, it was also quite cramped and inefficient, although the close grouping of the crew made communication easier.

The Bf 109:

I sat in Doug Champlin’s Bf 109Emile some 30 years ago for about 30 minutes. It was like sitting in the box of an Altoid: low cold, terrible visibility, as so many German pilots have pointed out. many victories in this “green house” was a mystery.

The control panel is about 9 inches from your face and hearing all the thousands of landing gear accidents made me cringe: thousands of green German pilots “ate” the control panels in these terrible landing accidents.

The large block of armored, bullet-resistant glass right in front might have been reassuring, but it was heavily tinged with green and was sure to distort my vision, at the very least.

Just two German aircraft with poor visibility, night combat on the Ju 88 is another issue.

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