Back to the original thread, wringing hands and getting all weepy over Bomber Commands tactics during WW2 is taking the issue out of it’s time and perspective.

My late Dad was a fireman during the war, although we didn’t live in Liverpool, crews were called in from a large area during the blitz, he was involved in the the Dunnings Bridge Rd incident were a shelter was hit, no-one got out, he was on the docks when the munition ship blew up in Huskissons Dock ( I think that’s right ), sadly no longer with us, but talking to these guys gives a different perspective.

At that time if Bomber Command could have wiped Germany off the face of the world, these men would have applauded with very little concern for casualties, sure after the event there is always the question of did we do it the right way?, could it have been done differently? but at the time it probably felt very right and like it or not no-one can unexplode bombs.