I've signed petitions and all sorts to try and get bomber command recognised!! It disgusts me that they didnt even get a campaign medal like everyone else
A couple of years ago though i did get to go to lincoln cathederal with my grandad (bomber command veteran) to see a memorial laid for the veterans of bomber command, followed by a fly over from the mighty Lanc.
Its shocking that they are not respected or given a medal for doing what they did. Yes they bombed Dresden...but they were ordered. The Germans still had night fighters, still has flak guns. And Drseden aside, what about other places they bombed? Ball bearing factories, the dams, the tirpitz, tank factories... places that would of caused considerable damage to us if they were left standing.
And lets remember that not every member of Bomber Command attacked Dresden. My grandad.. never went near the place.
2 tours as an air gunner, yet not even a simple medal to saythankyou, or a memorial in the capital to respect the 55,000 that didnt come home.