"They decided to recommend AFCs when the RAF didn't and that is my beef - the crew of 170 deserved at least as much praise as 193 - how pi88ed off do you think they feel as others are paraded as the 'Heroes of Boscastle'. If the RN were going to write their crew up for medals, why didn't they have the decency to inform the RAF."
Since when did any of the Services have to inform each other that they were going to push for awards?
I can only assume that this time the RAF
PR machine fell down.