I used to think average losses of 4% (someone will let me know if I’m wrong) for each operation seemed not unsustainable but it’s incredible to think they were able to maintain operations night after night, week after week. While the odds for the individual might have seemed reasonable for one trip, a tour of 25 or more meant, of course, that you were statistically unlikely to make it. The maths is frightening!

Don’t they all look a lot better outside! I know, I know…

By the end of the war, those in power regarded the indiscriminate bombing of German cities as an embarrassment: that much is clear.

On a less contentious note, I thought the makers of the programme had made a decent effort to find some less familiar newsreel to illustrate the argument.

Tom

What a little gem – and the last couple of shots of the Connie are especially wonderful. It has such a personality! Will anyone in 50 years think the same of a 757 do you think?

Sorry, I’m not sure if you are agreeing or disagreeing with me there?

Agreeing with you that some people pay taxes, a significant proportion of which goes towards education, and then choose to pay for their own children to be educated privately. Not agreeing to any suggestion that this was somehow unfair on the poor darlings!

Tom

As Creaking Door says:

“It is a bit like private education; those that send their children to private schools still pay their taxes and the state school system has fewer children to teach. The private schools all pay their taxes too.”

And you could say that they pay their taxes to educate the teachers, nurses, doctors, police officers, firefighters, refuse collectors and street sweepers (not educated privately) that we all need to make society operate.

Tom

Found it really interesting. Thought Martin Shaw a decent choice as presenter too. Always good to see that ‘stars’ share our interests!