I am reliably informed that you are the great pretender but will forgive you on this occasion as I am sure you know not what you do
please log in to view this image A gravestone to Dambuster’s leader Wing Commander Guy Gibson was removed by the RAF after the decision was taken at a high level (Picture: File images) The RAF hired a memorial firm to replace the grave of a dog belonging to one of the Dambusters after senior leaders decided it contained an ‘unacceptable racial slur’. The memorial for pilot Guy Gibson’s pet was removed after a ‘corporate’ decision found the word was ‘completely at odds’ with modern times. An online petition calling for the reinstatement of the gravestone – which featured the N-word for the name of the Wing Commander’s black Labrador retriever – has attracted 27,800 signatures. However Sarah Hobday, whose uncle Sydney took part in the raids, failed in her attempt to force a rethink on the grounds that the original wording should remain part of history. please log in to view this image The RAF hired a memorial firm to replace the grave of a dog belonging to one of the Dambusters (Picture: Frank Barrett) The RAF has disclosed that it paid Draper Memorials in Lincoln £675 to remove the headstone and replace it with another engraved with non-offensive wording.
All I will say is where will it all end and how many years are we going to go back to satisfy everyone, because satisfy one and there will be another who jumps up and says what about me
