Calling a dog by the N-word is REALLY bad

A Dambusters hero's relative has been branded a racist after her petition to restore the name of RAF legend Guy Gibson's dog to its gravestone amassed almost 20,000 signatures. 

Sarah Hobday, 41, launched a campaign to return black Labrador N****r's name to the headstone at RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire amid fury over its removal on Thursday. 

Ms Hobday, whose great uncle Sydney Hobday was part of the crew who breached the Eder dam in May 1943, initially set a goal of 15,000 signatures which was eclipsed by Saturday. She has since gathered 19,574 supporters.

The campaigner wants the stone tablet 'back where it belongs' after RAF top brass paid for a new memorial, replacing where the dog's name was with an outline of the canine and the words 'The Dog.'

Ms Hobday, who called the act an 'eradication of history,' has now been 'reported for being a racist' amid the petition.     

David Green, who grew up at RAF Scampton in the 1980s and regularly visited the dog's grave, said: 'I hope people do support Sarah Hobday with this petition. 'It means a lot to her as a member of Dambusters, Sydney Hobday, was a family member.

'Sadly, due to her putting a lot of effort into this, some silly minded people have reported her for being a racist.

'I know her personally and she is not racist at all but so passionate about this cause. She isn't in the best of health and this is only adding extra health issues on her.

The stone tablet honours Gibson's black Labrador N****r, who was run over by a car and killed just hours before his Wing Commander owner led the famous World War Two raid.

But the RAF carried out a 'review of its historical assets' and decided the term – which is an offensive slur against people of colour – had to go.

The airfield said it 'did not want to give prominence to an offensive term'.

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