[jhb_airlines] Re: Bomber Command
- From: "Bones" <bones@xxxxxxx>
- To: <jhb_airlines@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 15:35:24 -0000
Weird that. I was just about to copy the link into that post and my PC
locked up. How it got sent is beyond me..
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/BomberCommand/
bones
-----Original Message-----
From: jhb_airlines-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:jhb_airlines-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gerry Winskill
Sent: 09 December 2006 15:26
To: jhb_airlines@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jhb_airlines] Re: Bomber Command
I will, if you can point me at it...
Gerry Winskill
Bones wrote:
>Putting all questions of politics and ethics aside I'd ask everyone to
>have a look at the following petition and sign it if they agree with
>the proposal.
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>During WW2 56,000 aircrew lost their lives in Bomber Command but it is
>the only service for which a campaign medal was never issued. Bomber
>Command fell out of favour with Churchill towards the end of the war
>and he declined to issue the medal - as has every government since.
>Regardless of the right or wrong of Bomber Command policy it doesn't
>detract from the bravery and sacrifice by all the personnel in that
>command and it is time this received due recognition.
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>bones
>bones@xxxxxxx
>http://fsaviation.net
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