Allied Aircrews Paid a High Cost

For the Canadian survivors of the Harris Crew, little was shared of their experiences in the war with their families, if at all, for reasons personal to each of them. Openly speaking about their experiences would be all the more difficult due to the historic hostility towards those who served in RAF’s Bomber Command.

The Allied bomber offensive against Germany will be forever debated, but one fact cannot be disputed: The cost of the bomber offensive to Allied aircrews was terribly high.

In all, over 55,000 men and woman died serving with RAF’s Bomber Command during World War II.  Nearly a fifth came from Royal Canadian Air Force.


As mentioned in the May 16th blog entry Winding Down the Blog, this will be my last entry for this project, at least for now.  I will continue to pass along news and stories related to the crew, Bomber Command and 550 Squadron, but rather than sending out updates daily, they will arrive periodically.  If you would like to learn more about the Harris Crew, be sure to read the book The Harris Crew. You can also learn more about the crew and 550 Squadron on the Harris Crew Website or the Harris Crew Blog.

If you have been following this blog, you will know about the mystery related to the fate of Robert Harris and it is time for me to continue my research into this puzzling riddle.

Thank you for following along and I'll be in touch!