Bomber Crew Morale in WW2: How Bomber Command's Airmen Faced Terrible Odds in the Second World War

Honors Bomber Command aircrews by highlighting their stoic courage and steadfast camaraderie amid near-certain danger and unimaginable losses.

During the Second World War, 125,000 aircrew served in RAF Bomber Command, of whom a staggering 55,573 were killed—about 44% of those who joined its ranks. Despite these odds, aircrews climbed into their aircraft night after night, facing near-certain death. How did they maintain morale in the face of such peril?

RAF High Command recognized the importa...