There were 110,000 aircrew who flew on operations in Bomber Command and 51% (55,564) were killed, many of them with no known graves. The US 8th Air Force lost 26,000 killed” The RAAF's most distinguished heavy bomber unit, No.460 Squadron, alone lost 1018 aircrew, meaning that, in effect, the entire squadron was wiped out five times. It was far more dangerous to fight in Bomber Command than in the infantry. The attached speech by "Bomber Harris" could be classed as long winded, however it is IMO relevant to many of our forum discussions. http://users.tpg.com.au/adsls7ld/accolades.html#Marshall Regards Geoff
