Canadian Military History Guide - Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia 168 of all aircrew losses in the entire Battle of Britain. And yet for Bomber Command and so many other young aircrews, there would be manymore nights to come. The bomber offensive mounted by the Royal Air Force and the Royal CanadianAir Force during the Second World War has been described as the “most cost continuous and grueling operation of war ever carried out.” The cost was staggering. Of the approximately 45,000 Canadians killed in the SecondWorldWar, more than 17,000 were airmen. Of those,10,242, volunteers all, were killed while serving in Bomber Command - lost on Operations in the skies over Europe, killed in training accidents, or died in prisoners of war camps. Back in Dawson Creek, Kristina Niles eventually received a telegramwith this message about her son: Regret to advise - International Red Cross quoting German Information states your son Sergeant Robert Eugene Niles lost his life…your son is to be considered missing believed killed. STOP. Please accept my sincere sympathy. STOP.
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