See this, seems there was plans to buy them for the nation back in 1990

http://www.parliament.uk/edm/1989-90/1350

I still don’t understand this “inconsistent treatment with Fighter Command” comment, there is no Fighter Command clasp. Only the BoB Clasp.

Jeepman, the urban legend is in fact the other way round. Harris was told that there was no need for a specific BC campaign medal because all in BC would have had the 39/45 Star and it was this that potentially could have gone to everyone. He didn’t want that and wanted something that went specifically to the air crews.

The real reason there was no BC campaign medal was because immediately post war the politicians suddenly had a change of mind and didn’t like what they themselves had asked Bomber Command to do.

Regards the Arctic Campaign medal, this was not given post war and not until now because Russia had suddenly become the enemy. Even so, it’s still taken 20 years since the end of the Cold War for this to be sorted.

Sounds like a good plan.

One also has to wonder what Hitler thought. He was doing well in Europe and could probably hold out againstt he UK almost indefinately in a stalemate…(rather like WWI…but instead of trenches, there was the English Channel) the UK on its own did not have the power to invade the Continent.
When America entered the war he must have known that that had changed…

We know exactly what Hitler thought. He declared war on USA couple of days after Dec 7th. He must have thought Japan would succeed in the Pacific. His declaration and not the other way round, USA declaring war on Germany, doesn’t seem to be well known for some reason.

Wow! As a Londoner, it’s rather sobering to see this (when the link is working!). Already found bombs dropped in roads where I have lived or worked (and even went to school). I think I have matched a comment by a relation made many years ago who witnessed it to a bomb marked in one particular street.

Something you may want from eBay Mr Boeing C17

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Luftwaffe-Arado-Ar234-Blitz-72-Original-Photographs-/300534091873?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item45f93a5061&_uhb=1

Cpl Jone’s butcher’s van went for £63,100 so Don’t Panic!

And a boat that once had Beckham sat on the front of it also didn’t sell. Not sure what that tells us.

GCHQ are beaten !

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20456782

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20458792

Anyone able to help them?