During WW2 they flew over Germany at night to bomb first industial targets but later whole areas including civilian towns. Their average age was 22 and they went out night after night, knowing that their chances of survival were about 50%. More than 55,573 lost their lives and their bodies were not brought back. Harris's strategy of bombing civilian towns was so controversial that after the war no campaign medal was given to the bombers and they were not mentioned in Churchill's victory speech.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Bomber Command crews
Commemorated ati
Bomber Command Memorial
The campaign to bomb civilians was so controversial that the bombers were giv...
Bomber Harris
Unveiled by the Queen Mother on 31 May 1992, the 50th anniversary of the firs...
Other Subjects
Earl Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar
British field marshal, served in India and the Boer War. Born India to an Irishman who was serving there at the time. Considered himself Anglo-Irish even though he lived at Ascot. 1901 - 4 Comman...
3 memorials
E. T. Kitchenside
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
1 memorial
Lord Charles Portal
Marshal of the RAF. Born Hungerford. Served in WWI first as a motorcycle despatch rider and then joined the Royal Flying Corps and became a pilot. Promoted rapidly and well-decorated. Chief of ...
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
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