Cold War casualties

SIR – Tony Parker (Letters, November 20) and others draw attention to the cost in aircrew lives that was quietly paid during the Cold War, when their sacrifice kept the peace.

Few are aware of the book of remembrance held in the RAF’s church at St Clements Dane in Westminster, London. This book records, month by month, year by year, the names of those aircrew who were killed while flying. Peace is not a gift, it has to be earned.

David Card RAF (retd)