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Old 11th Nov 2011, 09:18
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Based on Len Deighton's book 'Bomber'. Heard it the first time round. Excellent.
Those who have read the book will know that one of the central characters, Flt Sgt Lambert DFM, withdraws himself from flying duties after the raid, and is made to suffer the indignity of being reduced to the ranks and being put on sanitary duties for his "Lack of Moral Fibre (LMF)" as combat fatigue was then known.

During 30 years of running a militaria shop I had hundreds of conversation with war veterans. Many were quiet heroes, some were obvious fantasists, but on only one occasion did I have a long conversation with a bomber pilot who had suffered the same fate as Lambert. After 40 years the experience still haunted him, and he was obviously bitter about the way he had been treated after his nerve finally cracked. In some ways I respected him more than any of the others I had met.

Great book and a great radio version - catch it if possible.
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