Bomber Command Memorial
The campaign for a Bomber Command medal continues, but it is worth mentioning that the President of the Bomber Command Association, MRAF Sir Michael Beetham, prefers, and is working tirelessly for, a permanent memorial in a prominent location in London.
Sir Michael was a pilot on 50 Sqn during the war, was awarded the DFC, completed 10 bombing missions over Berlin and took part in the notorious Nuremberg raid when Bomber Command suffered its heaviest losses of the entire war.
Sir Michael IS the voice of wartime Bomber Command and will doubtless get his way. This brave and gallant airman is also the President of the 50 and 61 Sqns' Association and is still amazingly active at the age of 85.
Sir Michael will attend the annual 50 and 61 Sqns' reunion dinner on 7 Jun in Lincoln, with 3 surviving members of his wartime Lancaster crew. We are privileged to have them.
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