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Dan Ellin

@danellin.bsky.social

Historian, Gremlinologist, musician, and father. IBCC Digital Archivist. All views my own. He/him.

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

@viewfindermike.bsky.social has found another one! ibccdigitalarchive.omeka.net/items/show/5...

Trainees · 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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Mike S@viewfindermike.bsky.social · last wk.

PBaillieWH24010004 The location is outside the The Marnoch Boarding House, 6 Yates Street. Blackpool, Lancashire. Taken from the History of Blackpool FB page @danellin.bsky.social

Dan Ellin@danellin.bsky.social · 3w ago

It's Lincoln's 1940s event this weekend. I think about the Second World War pretty much every day, and Mrs E is working so I'm staying home eating tinned snook and powdered egg with the lights off. Anyway, here's an aerial photo of Lincoln in July 1944. North is towards the bottom of the picture.

Description An aerial vertical photograph of Lincoln, England. Annotated 9 Job 3423 F/5 5/7/44 Jones. Sparse cloud cover. North is towards the bottom of the picture. The centre of the city is to the left of the photograph, showing residential areas. To the top is an industrial area mostly comprising railways and Foss Dyke flows into the Brayford pool from the centre-right. The top right of the photograph shows a railway curving around storage buildings. To the bottom are agricultural spaces, with farmlands compromising the majority of the right side of the photograph. IBCC Digital Archive item #33408
Dan Ellin@danellin.bsky.social · 4w ago

I saw the Musical 'Operation Mincemeat' last night; one of the songs is about writing a fake love letter. This genuine letter in the IBCC Digital Archive has just been transcribed. Robert Greer flew operations as a pilot with 178 Squadron and was killed 22 March 1945. #History #WW2

Sunday a.m Sept 12, 1944 My Dearest Love, Have you a moment to spare darling – a moment to share with me? Close your eyes and dream that I am there with you, where – ever you are, because I so want to be with you. Just for a few minutes – and then I’ll go. But now I want to touch you – most of all I want to run my fingers through your hair and muss it up – please let me-. Ever since I first realized I loved you- so long ago – I’ve wanted to do that. I want to look at you – see you smile that funny little smile of yours – watch you play with your tie as you used to do eternally and I’d sit there wishing you wouldn’t, but would kiss me instead. And darling remember the time you went to sleep with your head on my shoulder while we were sitting on our bench on front campus – put your head on my shoulder now and dream. I’m with you dear, always – let that be the dream forever in your heart and some day not too [page break]far away we will find it not a dream but reality. And now I must go, dearest. But first take me in your arms. Let me feel you hold me close against your heart. Lift my face to yours – let me get my heart’s fill of looking into your eyes. Tell me you love me – whisper it softly while holding me close. Take care of yourself. And keep you for my heart is one with yours and should stop beating mine would do the same. Now kiss me goodbye for now, my love, and I’ll be on my way. Frances. IBCC Digital Archive item #60225
Dan Ellin@danellin.bsky.social · 4w ago

A geography teacher in the Netherlands has just contacted me with the location of this photo in the IBCC Digital Archive of a Lancaster over a V1 site. It was taken 20 July, 1944 over the Le Hay V-1 launch site. The way they have geolocated it is wizard! #History #WW2 #geolocation

A full frame vertical aerial photograph of a Lancaster flying over a heavily bombed V-1 site. This is near the hamlet of Hameau de l’Hey, just south of Noordpeene village, 10 kilometres to the north-east of St. Omer. IBCC Digital Archive item #25151 On the reverse 'KB745 VR-V 419 Sqn Middleton St Geo attacking V1 site July 1944. Lost 5/10/44 crashed into high ground on Op to Norway'.A shadowy version of the Lancaster superimposed over a grab from an online map.