▁or ▁fair ness ." ▁ ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁produ cers ▁claimed ▁that ▁bom ber ▁cre ws , ▁flying ▁at ▁night , ▁were , ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part , ▁una ware ▁of ▁their ▁true ▁mission ▁because ▁the ▁high - level ▁direct ives ▁remained ▁top ▁secret ▁throughout ▁the ▁war . ▁Prom inent ▁authors ▁Pierre ▁Bert on ▁and ▁Margaret ▁At wood , ▁along ▁with ▁social ▁activ ist ▁Sh ir ley ▁Douglas , ▁and ▁P EN , ▁the ▁W riter ' s ▁Union , ▁the ▁Gu ild , ▁the ▁Produ cer ' s ▁Association , ▁and ▁many ▁others ▁def ended ▁the ▁series . ▁The ▁subsequent ▁C BC ▁O mb ud s man ’ s ▁report ▁dismiss ed ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁veter an ' s ▁criticism ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁ade qu ately ▁supported ▁by ▁document ary ▁evidence . ▁ ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁air ▁force ▁veter ans ▁formed ▁the ▁Bom ber ▁Harris ▁Trust , ▁su ing ▁the ▁C BC ▁and ▁the ▁film m akers ▁for ▁s land er . ▁Their ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁million ▁class ▁action ▁suit ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁Ontario ▁justice ▁Mr . ▁Robert ▁Mont gom ery , ▁with ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁subsequently ▁r uling ▁that ▁the ▁veter ans ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁standing ▁for ▁a ▁class ▁action ▁suit . ▁The ▁Bom ber ▁Command ▁veter ans ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Canada , ▁but ▁were ▁dismiss ed ▁at ▁every ▁level . ▁ ▁Military ▁histor ians ▁David ▁Ber cus on ▁and ▁S . ▁F . ▁W ise ▁later ▁published ▁The