89-Year-Old's Call On Bomber Command Leaves Listeners Captivated
22 January 2019, 08:31 | Updated: 22 January 2019, 10:01
This is the 89-year-old caller, who LBC listeners said they could have listened to all night.
As Tom Swarbrick was discussing the vandalism of the Bomber Command Memorial in London, which had white paint thrown at it in protest.
Ron from Hendon called up, apologising for his weak voice as he approaches his 90th birthday.
But what followed left listeners captivated.
Ron remembered that people were not proud of the work of Bomber Command at the time and it's only recently that their work has been commemorated.
He says it's important to note that the people in Bomber Command were simply doing what they were told during the war and it was important work to shorten the war.
And then he told a remarkable story of going to watch an Arsenal match during the war as a Doodlebug flew over the stadium.
This was a must-hear call and listeners loved it.
@LBC @TomSwarbrick1 Major league call from Ron in Hendon.
— joe booker (@joethebook) January 22, 2019
There's nothing quite like a voice that's actually been there.
Hope he calls again sometime.
@TomSwarbrick1 What a call Tom, I could listen all night long to Ron in Hendon ❤️
— Russ from Staffs (@RussellCowdell) January 22, 2019
