Reaping the whirlwind

摘要

It's said that ACM Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris first uttered the words 'they sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind' to Charles Portal, Chief of the Air Staff, while both men watched helplessly as Germany's Luftwaffe bombers unloaded on London during the Blitz of 1940 to 1941. When he was appointed as RAF Bomber Command's Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief in February 1942, Harris had the opportunity to put his quote - paraphrased from the Old Testament - into action.