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Britain
BBC buries footage of new RAF Bomber Command memorial
2012-06-17
They're not confused - they're just on the other side.
The BBC has come in for further criticism of its national events coverage after it refused to broadcast the unveiling of the RAF Bomber Command Memorial on its main channels.

Bomber Command veterans enlisted the help of Telegraph readers to raise the £5.5 million cost of the monument, which will be unveiled soon.

The RAF Bomber Command Association has been campaigning for a permanent memorial to the 55,573 crew who lost their lives during the war Instead of the showing the event attended by the Queen, eight members of the 7,000 veterans and families the BBC will be showing repeats or live tennis.
Instead, they buried short coverage of the unveilling on one of their channels with the fewest viewers.
The move has been condemned by campaigners who have worked tirelessly to raise the £6 million for a fitting tribute to the 55,000 airmen killed during the Second World War.

It also comes just a fortnight after the BBC was heavily criticised for its lacklustre coverage of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Thames river pageant.
Why would the BBC care about the Queen?
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#2  Amen, Besoeker. And here's to their fighter escorts, as well.
Posted by: Odysseus   2012-06-17 15:32  

#1  I salute you, every man and woman, every pilot, every crew member and mechanic. ALL!


The crews of Bomber Command fought night after night under heavy fire and extreme conditions with grievous losses. For example, of any 100 airmen who flew, 55 were killed on operations or died as result of wounds: three were injured on operations or active service: 12 were taken prisoner of war: two were shot down and evaded capture, while 27 survived a tour of operations (approx. 30). Approximately 4,000 Australians died in Bomber Command in the Second World War. 10,000 Canadians, 1,700 New Zealanders and nearly 1,000 Poles also made the supreme sacrifice. Many other nationalities such as Americans (Hundreds of whom served in RAF Bomber Command), French, Belgians, Czechs and South Africans also died in the service of Bomber Command. It is also often forgotten that around 1,500 ground crew and over 90 WAAFs were also killed.

Over 55,000 Bomber Command aircrew were killed.

At long last a memorial to these crews has been built and is due to be opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 28th June 2012
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-06-17 11:52  

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