I see the RAF website can't bring itself to mention the name of Guy Gibson's black labrador "Nigger" -
RAF - Dambusters Crew and Code WordsDambusters Crew and Code Words
What is the world coming to when you can't use a historical name in its own context!
Remember "Never mind the bollocks, it's the sex pistols..." furrore? In the end the word "bollocks" was actually deemed ok as it was referring to the clergy and not in another context!
LJ