BOMBER COMMAND MEMORIAL

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BOMBER COMMAND MEMORIAL

Post by DuncaninFrance » Thu Jun 28, 2012 5:47 am

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/raf- ... apped.html

Here is a nifty link to a map of all Bomber Command airfields and their details which may interest some.

Here is a link to the coverage of the dedication and unveiling of the Bomber Command Memorial in London by the Queen.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/raf- ... -live.html
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Re: BOMBER COMMAND MEMORIAL

Post by Woftam » Thu Jun 28, 2012 3:44 pm

Interesting stuff Duncan.
Intrigued that, on the airfields map, the losses are listed as numbers of planes not men. Almost as if there is a reluctance to acknowledge the magnitude of the losses in human terms.
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Re: BOMBER COMMAND MEMORIAL

Post by DuncaninFrance » Thu Jun 28, 2012 4:16 pm

An interesting observation G but perhaps it is done that way because the figures were only calculated recently - I don't know.
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