The wartime RAF was an extremely adroit self-publicist.
During the war, public opinion in Britain and the Dominions was firmly on the side of Bomber Command. However, there was also some determined criticism of Bomber Command’s campaigns, not least by George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, who argued the… Read More ›
Here is a delightful photograph and story in another of the RAF’s brilliant PR campaigns. BONZO JOINED THE RAF IN ITALY
A sudden revelation about the photograph in the post of 27 April. See this new page: Harris’s Office, Bomber Command HQ
Like the Le Creusot raid of 17 October, the Milan raid of 24 October was flown in daylight. It is not entirely certain on which of the two operations this photograph and three other related photographs were taken, but the… Read More ›
The Le Creusot operation in daylight on 17 October 1942 was one of the most daring of several Bomber Command raids flown that year which were perhaps as much concerned with PR and morale as with military strategy. See: Le Creusot… Read More ›
During the war, the exploits of Bomber Command were celebrated in all the mass media, including newspapers, newsreel, and radio. Although there were other equally dramatic operations, perhaps none captured the public’s imagination so much as the Dams Raid of… Read More ›