1992
TQ3081 : "Bomber" Harris monument, 1992
taken 31 years ago, near to London, The City of London, England
"Bomber" Harris monument, 1992
Air Chief Marshall Sir Arthur Harris, who led Bomber Command for much of World War II, remains a controversial figure for his advocacy of area bombing rather than attempts to hit precise military targets. It has been said that the difference between the two approaches, given the difficulties of hitting anything precisely under wartime conditions, was largely academic, and that in effect the RAF carried out precision bombing of area targets whilst the daytime raids of the USAF carried out area bombing of precision targets; however, Harris's approach accepted from the outset that there would be large-scale loss of civilian life, and contended that civilians could constitute a legitimate wartime target. For a long time he had no memorial statue; when this was erected in 1992 the unveiling was disrupted by protests and shortly afterwards the statue was vandalised as seen here.
Behind stands St Clement Danes, the RAF memorial church.
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