🌺 King George VI visits Bomber Command in height of World War 2 King George VI visited Bomber Command during the height of WWII, a walk amongst young brave men who took to the skies night after night. Young airmen stood before him — some exhausted, some hiding their fear, all preparing to fly again into enemy skies. Many of the faces captured here would not live to see the end of the war. This moment tells its own story. But what was the casualty rate of Bomber Command? #BomberCommand #KingGeor

🌺 The Master Bomber Who Never Came Home — Squadron Leader Ian Willoughby Bazalgette VC DFC 🌺 Ian Willoughby Bazalgette was born on 19 October 1918 in Calgary, Alberta, to Charles Ian and Marion Edith Bazalgette — a family with deep roots in Britain. His great-grandfather was Sir Joseph Bazalgette, the engineer who created London’s vast sewer system and transformed the city. To family and friends, he was simply “Will.” He began school in Toronto, but in 1927 the family returned to England, wher

Fact Slap 👋 Today in 1939, Bomber Command sends 24 Vickers Wellington bombers of 115 Squadron against the Kriegsmarine base at Heligoland. A bomb is dropped on land when it "hangs up" in the bomb bay and eventually drops on Heligoland Island, where it apparently quite fortuitously hits an anti-aircraft battery. This marks the first RAF bombs dropped on the Reich in World War II. Video: Wellington Bombers in flight, animated by AI, original image in comments. | Fact Slap

708 reactions · 26 shares | Today we hear from Bomber Command pilot George Dunn who tells us his story of joining the RAF in 1941. | RAF Benevolent Fund | Facebook