Reposted by @28group.bsky.socialDavid Booth @caleydave.bsky.social · 17/05/2025It is a lovely day in Dundee. And I am going to spend most of it underground with @28group.bsky.social. 051
Reposted by @28group.bsky.socialRAF Air Defence Radar Museum @rafadrm.bsky.social · 08/03/2025This #internationalwomensday we recognise the vital roles carried out by women in the RAF. At it's peak in 1943 some 182,000 women were serving in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, along with 74,000 'Wrens' of the Women's Royal Naval Service and 250,000+ in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS). A🧵 2213
28group.bsky.social @28group.bsky.social · 03/03/2025We are running tours at the end of the month. Get along to bit.ly/43eZaGZ to make a booking to see the most accurately restored Cold War era bunker in the UK!bit.lyDundee Cold War BunkerVisit a relic from the Cold War. 2 floor underground nuclear bunker sat in a quiet Dundee street. 031
Reposted by @28group.bsky.socialDavid Booth @caleydave.bsky.social · 15/02/2025A late #SirenSaturday but today it is an actual Siren. This one lives @28group.bsky.social, is working and is allowed to 'voice' as part of a display on the warning system. This siren was manufactured by Castle Castings. 131
28group.bsky.social @28group.bsky.social · 15/02/2025It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Chief Observer Graham ‘Wilf’ Taylor yesterday. He was a great friend to the charity with a huge fund of knowledge about the Royal Observer Corps, NRCs and the RAF that he was always happy to share with us. Rest in peace Chiefy, duty done. 020
28group.bsky.social @28group.bsky.social · 30/01/2025We got this great donation this evening, a print of the original sales brochure for the whole ROC site. 022
28group.bsky.social @28group.bsky.social · 29/01/2025This is the second try at the lettering for our 3d printed maroon trainer and it’s a big improvement on the first! 020
28group.bsky.social @28group.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Back to the drawing board with the vinyl lettering. a) The font should be bold and b) the font on the rocket bodies should be Helvetica. Gavin is just getting used to the xTool Studio software and didn’t notice that every time one creates a text box the font resets to Lato. 020
28group.bsky.social @28group.bsky.social · 08/01/2025A sneak preview of our 3d printed maroon trainer, now with all the lettering applied. The acid test comes tomorrow when we put this alongside the real thing at the bunker! 020
Reposted by @28group.bsky.socialCold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Close Calls: When the #ColdWar Almost Went #Nuclear daily.jstor.org/close-calls-...daily.jstor.orgClose Calls: When the Cold War Almost Went Nuclear - JSTOR DailyMost of the nuclear near-misses during the Cold War were kept under wraps, and they still make for unnerving reading in the twenty-first century. 0114
28group.bsky.social @28group.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Thanks @caleydave.bsky.social for finding this interesting newspaper clipping from 1943 looking for ROC plotters. 031
28group.bsky.social @28group.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Just so you know what to expect from us. We are all about nuclear bunkers and the Cold War, but with a streak of whimsy. Here is our charity patron @angelabarnes.bsky.social reading our mascot Milkshake a story… 082
