"But historian William Holton said the discovery of lost bombers doesn't tarnish the unit's record."
No, but it certainly tarnishes the members of this unit WHO KNEW THE TRUTH and allowed the false accolades to continue for all these years.
sadly I think it does tarnish the image because obviously this was not a one person mistake. These men were complicit in a "symbolism over substance" pr stunt. The lie is the stunt.
They need to come clean fast, say mea culpa and now publish the record better. How many books are now wrong?
How many black history month propaganda films are now wrong but are NEVER going to be corrected in order to protect image over substance? Answer NONE.
They still are to be admired but just not for the lie.