Lincolnshire Live
I get a lump in my throat every time I see and hear a Lancaster, Hurricane or Spitfire overhead.
I feel that way, partly because of the losses they took. 60% of all the aircrew who served were killed, injured
or taken prisoner.
To put that in a modern context. As part of NATO's Cold War strategy, the Para Regiment
were to be dropped in front of advancing Soviet Armour to slow them down. To allow reinforcements to arrive
from the UK and to give our own armoured assets time to deploy.
They used to joke that their life expectancy was about eight hours, in such circumstances.
Its widely accepted that a fighting unit becomes combat ineffective at around 50% losses.
Few if any Para Reg expected to survive a Warsaw Pact advance into Germany, never mind a war in Europe.
I believe its shameful, how Bomber Command were treated after the war. Absolutely shameful.
All of that said. My opinion is that a £10 donation per plane sold, would be problematic for me.
Given that the planes are made from scrap metal. According to the story above in Lincolnshire Live.
