Bomber Command Tribute

A great friend of mine, Flt. Lt. Harry Bentley, flew with 467 Squadron, RAAF, Bomber Command, in the period from 1943/44 during WW2, his last raid being on the French Coast on DDay. Harry passed away in 2016 but a story he told me that has stayed with me and is the reason for me making this video.
Losses on 467 Squadron during his time there were absolutely horrendous, on one occasion Harry's bomber was the only one to return from a raid. The losses obviously took a heavy toll on everyone in the Squadron, from the aircrews to the WAAFs and in the officer’s mess, they only ever played one record, 'I don't want to set the World on fire' by the Ink Spots.
And they played it again and again and again.
One day, one of the officers got up in frustration, went to the gramaphone and smashed the record. The men in the mess went mad at him and he apologised and promised to replace the record, which he did, a short time after. That night he was killed on a raid.
When I heard 2WEI's version of 'I don't want to set the World on fire', I thought of that story and thought it would be a perfect match for footage from the classic Bomber Command film, 'Night bombers' and ‘Map of the human Heart’. So I’ve made this short video in memory of Harry, and all the other great men and women who flew and served with Bomber Command during the Second World War.
NightBombers: • 1945 Night Bombers
2WEI (I don't want to set the world on fire) • 2WEI - I Don't Want To...
Map of the Human Heart: • Video