Poltergeist,
I'm with you.
People may debate the rights and wrongs of the bombing campaign with the benefit of 100% hindsight until the cows come home.
However, what needs never to be forgotten are the deeds of young men who went out night after night into peril knowing their chances of survival were minimal. That it has taken so long to honour them, and in particular the 55,573 who perished, is a national scandal. I look forward to the opening of the memorial later this year.
And, by the way, it was IX (B) Sqn that sank the Tirpitz - the "junior squadron" was merely in attendance!