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Mr. Watts expresses his concern for the length of time it took for recognition of the contribution Bomber Command made during wartime service.
Transcription
I am still somewhat concerned that it has taken so long for what appears to be the general acceptance of the courage that the Bomber Command crews displayed and the effort which they made and the success they contributed in defeating Germany. It was a war and a bitter war in which we were fighting for our lives and if we hadn’t done the job I’m not sure, at all sure that we would have succeeded. I mean there was a phase of war in the UK when the only people who were really taking any direct action against the Germans were Bomber Command and they paid a big price for it.