RAF Bomber Command Memorial

As Remembrance Sunday draws closer, a fund has been launched to provide a statue in central London to commemorate the 55,000 RAF bomber crew who were killed during the Second World War.

While the efforts and sacrifice of those who contributed to other aspects of our war effort have been properly marked, those who flew and manned bomber aircraft have never been honoured.

In part, this may be because some have been discomforted at the role our bombers played and the horrific damage aerial bombing did. Nonetheless, without Bomber Command the war would have lasted much longer at the cost of many more innocent lives. Bombers were the only means in those days we had to strike in a significant way at the heart of the Third Reich's industrial and military capability. Simply put, we would not have won the war without RAF Bomber Command.

To find out more about the role the RAF Bomber Command played in WW2 and about the plans for the memorial - which includes a short video - click here.