The history of Bomber Command: We go Inside The International Bomber Command Centre | The Star, Sheffield

🌺 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

August 17, 1942 VIII Bomber Command Mission #1 Rouen, France by the 97th Bomb Group PREPARATION-In July, 1942, the first B-17 Flying Fortresses belonging to the 97th Bomb Group of the six-month old Eighth Army Air Force, arrived in Polebrook, East Anglia. This brought the Eighth’s total complement of heavy (four-engine) bombers in England to almost 100. A month of intensive training followed, with an emphasis on instrument flying due to the unforgiving English weather. Gunners honed their skills