....and how many of the modern RAF believe the film that it was Fighter Command that caused the withdrawal of the German invasion fleet and not Bomber Command attacks on the Channel Ports during the "Battle of the Barges"?
If people are not told then they cannot know..... those of us who come from what is called the "Airfix Generation" and were brought up reading "Captain Hurricane" and "Battler Britain" in Valiant comic etc with twice weekly reminders of the War in "All Our Yesterdays" on TV knew about these events. Todays youth have no inkling about what happened unless of course they have a Spitfire/Lancaster PS3 game.
This is why it is important to maintain RAF Station Heritage Centres where the "new" recruits can learn about this - and why it is important for our leaders to ensure that they visit! My experience is that the current crop of RA intake rarely, if ever, visit such places and their supervisors who do not send them there should be ashamed!!