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Dan Ellin@danellin.bsky.social · last wk.

Only 1 minute 7 seconds of the film 'The Dam Busters' shows the damage on the ground after the dams broke. The new exhibition at the IBCC in Lincoln will show the Möhnekatastrophe and what happened next. #History #WW2

The breached dam viewed from downstream. Buoys and netting from the anti-torpedo boom are washed up in the foreground.

Luftwaffe gunner, Corporal Karl Schütte with a white ‘kill ring’ painted on the barrel of his 20mm anti-aircraft gun. He was credited with shooting down John Vere Hopgood’s Lancaster.

A sketch plan of the railway network created to transport the materials used to rebuild the dam.

My drawings and then the design company's mock up. The 'After me the Flood' exhibition opens at the International Bomber Command Centre in Lincoln 6th October. #History #WW2 @nmtdambusters.bsky.social

Dan Ellin@danellin.bsky.social · last wk.

"We're getting what we always wanted including a defence company and a heritage centre..."

RAF Scampton will return to 'glory days' says Sir Edward Leigh MP

Sir Edward Leigh says the base will be taken over by "a world-class defence company".

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So who is the successful bidder, and what are their plans for the wartime home of 83, 57, 49, 153, and 625 Squadrons? @nmtdambusters.bsky.social

So who is the successful bidder, and what are their plans for the wartime home of 83, 57, 49, 153, and 625 Squadrons? @nmtdambusters.bsky.social

RAF Scampton redevelopment bid rejected

The company behind plans to redevelop the Lincolnshire site says its bid has been rejected.

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Dan Ellin@danellin.bsky.social · last mo.

Dan's doodles over a b/w photocopy of the digital design of museum panels at the IBCC.

Computer drawn impression of what the exhibition will look like in situ.

I went to the IBCC today to test things I've been working on for the 'After me, the Flood' exhibition on the screen it'll be shown on. It works at that scale, so I just have to tidy it up a bit.

Dan in front of a large TV screen showing b/w photographs of the destroyed Möhne dam. In another photo men are standing around buoys that were once part of the anti-torpedo netting upstream of the dam.

192 Squadron types. Probably at RAF Foulsham, possibly including flight engineer, Philip Albert Evan James MBE.

Aircrew and WAAFs arm-in-arm walking towards the camera. Halifax aircraft behind them.

Mike S@viewfindermike.bsky.social · last mo.

Another wizard job finding the location of a photograph by Mike here! ibccdigitalarchive.omeka.net/items/show/4...

Keith Hailey's initial training · IBCC Digital Archive

The IBCC Digital Archive is an extensive repository of the personal stories of those who served and suffered during WWII: it includes interviews with eyewitnesses, personal papers and memorabilia that...

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Now if you want the house numbers, then it will be 9 & 11 based on two bricks. Above the door there is a patch of raised brick, over 11s door the first row is two bricks over 7s door the second row is two bricks, @danellin.bsky.social

Yesterday was all about emails. Today I am mostly reading.

Snopi Lendo

Alt: Snoopy reading and chuckling.

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Wartime defences to stop the Nazis invading Skeggy.

Rusty scaffolding sand sea water and sky at Gibraltar Point.

When my day job, my volunteer role, and Mrs E's day job line up. photo of Lincoln Cathedral taken #OTD 28 Aug 1945. from the IBCC Digital Archive. #History

Oblique aerial view of Lincoln Cathedral taken by Len Dorricott. On the reverse 'Leica Neg album P10 No ISA 28.8.45 1/300 f5.6'.
IBCC Digital Archive item #7404

I went to the IBCC today to test things I've been working on for the 'After me, the Flood' exhibition on the screen it'll be shown on. It works at that scale, so I just have to tidy it up a bit.

Poster for the After me, the flood exhibition at the International Bombr Command Centre in Lincoln. It will run from 6 Oct to 28 Feb 2027 and will bring together photos and film from the aftermath of the Möhnekatastrophe (Möhne disaster) and the reconstruction that followed.

NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS@nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is anther wizard episode.

We have a fascinating tale for you today. In Ep. 74, Sean Feast returns to share the story of 10 Sqn's Stanley Booker - Airman Prisoner Saviour Spy. From Buchenwald Concentration Camp to Cold War Berlin... Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts ➡️ www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...

Westcountrybird @racheljs.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today was about MA students' dissertations, meeting with a PhD student, sending tasks to archive volunteers, and working on the new exhibition for the IBCC.

Snoopy Snoopy Dance

Alt: Snoopy Snoopy Dance

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Good morning Blueskyers. I’ve been a bit hopeless about tweeting photos from my time away. So here’s some pictures from #InternationalBomberCommandCentre at #Lincoln A very moving & interesting place to visit. Definitely recommend if you have any interest in aviation or military history.

How many dragons is enough dragons?

Hastings the dragon has its first visitors at Lincoln Castle

Hastings lands at the castle and draws the crowds as he joins fellow dragons Lucy and Norman.

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Mike S@viewfindermike.bsky.social · 2mo ago

@viewfindermike.bsky.social has identified that this photo is RAF Wickenby. ibccdigitalarchive.omeka.net/items/show/3... Wizard job!

Bombing training · IBCC Digital Archive

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PDeweyR2020, (Red) This is the northern edge of RAF Wickenby, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire PDeweyR2019 (Yellow) On the right hand edge is Wickenby, Lincolnshire. With the practice bombing range between both locations. @danellin.bsky.social

A wizard review of the IBCC - The exhibition "doesn't try to tidy the story into something comfortable. It's honest about the scale of loss on both sides... it's portrayed considerately - that’s why it’s so moving." Expect more of the same with the new 'After me, the flood' exhibition in October!

International Bomber Command Centre: A Review | Visit Lincoln

Discover what to expect at Lincoln's International Bomber Command Centre. Explore the exhibitions, memorial, peaceful grounds and why it's a must-visit attraction for history lovers.

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