Royal Parks like graveyards

Published: 4 June 2010

• HAS anyone noticed that our Royal Parks are becoming like graveyards, with more and more monuments? 
Our parks are among London’s greatest assets, appreciated by everyone who lives or visits London. 

We have to protect this heritage from those who wish continually to nibble away at the boundaries.

As someone who served with Bomber Command, I can see no connection between the proposed memorial and flying.

Having waited so long for some form of recognition we get saddled with a structure waiting for a cause.

More appropriate would be a modest plinth with a representation. Something to look up to and a fitting location would be close to the much more modest Fighter Command memorial. 

Everyone associates the RAF with the Battle of Britain – September 15. 

It makes more sense to have the memorials together and have one remembrance ceremony.

If they are separated what particular action would be commemorated?  First raid on Berlin, 1,000 bomber raid, Dam Busters, raids on the Ruhr, Peenemunde, Hamburg or Dresden ?

There is no specific action undertaken by Bomber Command to be commemorated.

It was a continual battle. 

Bomber Command was part of a team which, incidentally, was quite often supported by aeroplanes from Fighter Command.

The annual fly-past is referred to as the Battle of Britain Flight, despite the fact that it includes a Lancaster Bomber. 

So let us have one annual ceremony and have the memorials together.
ROY SANDERSON
East Grinstead