RAF want to remove the grave of Guy Gibson’s black Labrador because the dog’s name is a racial slur
The famous Wing Commander Guy Gibson, the leader of 617 Squadron, had a dog, a black Labrador, whose given name was by today’s standards a racial slur. It was probably a racial slur at the time of World War II, the conflict which made Guy Gibson famous. 617 Squadron is commonly known as “The Dambusters”, …
