RAF Bomber crews remembered. Better late than never.

[bongodriver]

Originally Posted by Bewolf

I rest my case.

And what? the actual targets were strategic, the allies were simply not targeting civillians, they dropped enough leaflets warning of impending raids......or would it have all been easier to digest if the allied bombings were done on the back of revolutionary new technology like ICBM's?

[arthursmedley]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

And what? the actual targets were strategic, the allies were simply not targeting civillians, they dropped enough leaflets warning of impending raids......

But Bongo, the targets were the civilians. Specifically. Thats what the area campaign was all about. It all culminated in the Americans dropping the ultimate area weapon on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.