Nick Johns Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-26115111 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcot1751 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Finally the brave men and women of Bomber Command get their recognition. With the memorial in London and now this it's good to see they are not forgotten. God Bless them all. :saluting: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 It saddens me how few bomber air and ground crew will survive to see it, my father in law was a Lancaster tail gunner, he died 30 years ago he would never talk about what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcot1751 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 It saddens me how few bomber air and ground crew will survive to see it, my father in law was a Lancaster tail gunner, he died 30 years ago he would never talk about what happened. I agree, far too long coming but at last they have recognition and we should never forget what they did. Hopefully this will ensure this never happens. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Is it really going to be in Lincoln as the story says or somewhere in Lincolnshire? It's a large county:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 It doesn't seem to say where it's going to be, but using a bit of detective work on the plan that's on the website (mentioning some place names) it looks like it here - https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=canwick+hill+near+Lincolnshire&hl=en&ll=53.213974,-0.527413&spn=0.001821,0.005284&sll=53.177355,-0.626536&sspn=0.115846,0.338173&t=h&hnear=Canwick+Hill,+Lincoln,+United+Kingdom&z=18 Website is here - http://www.lincsbombercommandmemorial.com/our-memorial.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11th Armoured Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Is it really going to be in Lincoln as the story says or somewhere in Lincolnshire? It's a large county:) Top of Canwick Hill, apparently, just up from the South Common Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 It saddens me how few bomber air and ground crew will survive to see it, my father in law was a Lancaster tail gunner, he died 30 years ago he would never talk about what happened. So was my Dads brother (my uncle) - all we know is he completed his operational tour...... Exact opposite of Dad who was tall and thin - uncle was very short and stocky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) I agree, far too long coming but at last they have recognition and we should never forget what they did. Hopefully this will ensure this never happens. :-) Along with the Bomber Command memorial in London, there is now the Bomber Command tribute at Beachy Head. We were able to get this put in place after much work and effort by Joe Williams, a former 625 sqn gunner, supported by myself and several others. It's great to have a memorial in London but as Joe and many more Bomber Command veterans pointed out, Beachy Head seemed more fitting because it was often the last point of England that many bomber crews ever saw. Not all bomber raids took off from Lincolnshire then headed over the North Sea to the target. Many more actually headed down from Lincolnshire towards Reading where they gathered, then headed out over Beachy Head to targets deep into France and southern Germany. This also helped to avoid returning USAAF aircraft who were heading back over the North Sea towards East Anglia. The Lincolnshire memorial and centre will be a very fitting, if overdue, tribute. http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10387319.Bomber_Command_tribute_is_unveiled_at_Beachy_Head/ Edited February 15, 2014 by Desert Rat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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