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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

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...

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I really enjoyed recording this one!

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Rachel Mann @revrachelmann.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Astonishingly good opener to season 5 of @nmtdambusters.bsky.social … the details were challenging, thought-provoking and moving. Keep it up, @lydiajane13.bsky.social & @jamesjhistory.bsky.social

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Jane Gulliford Lowes @lydiajane13.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

We've got some great stuff lined up!

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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

💥WE HAVE NEWS! 💥 Series 5 is coming to your ears on Wednesday 15 July! Listen out for a trailer later this week with more details..

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The paperwork just came through for my next PhD panel. It has dawned on me that this is likely my last ever panel before submission (all going well of course... 🤞) My current state is probably best summed up in the below gif...

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a man in a suit and tie is eating a piece of meat .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is eating a piece of meat .

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James D Kightly @jdkightly.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

It'll be worth your time! I've always enjoyed working with @jamesjhistory.bsky.social, and he has a special, rounded and very human insight to these stories.

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The secret is out... It was great to be back on @FightingOnFilm chatting with the boys about Target For Tonight (1941). Always a pleasure! Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Target For Tonight (1941) ft James Jeffries!

Podcast Episode · Fighting On Film - The War Movie Podcast! · 22 April · 48min

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Breaking my social media embargo so you can play "guess the film". Winner gets a virtual bourbon biscuit. This is prep for an upcoming podcast appearance. If you get the podcast correct too that's worth a cup of tea.

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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Morning ! The final episode of Series 4 is out today. We talk to Andrew White about the Allied Airmen interred in neutral countries. www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...

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Jane Gulliford Lowes @lydiajane13.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

The end of series 4! A great episode to finish with. Thank you all so much for listening. We'll be back later in the year but I'm very much looking forward to a rest!

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I'm breaking my social media hiatus to share this as it's very exciting! This will also be a little window into something of what I'm working on in my PhD thesis. Buzzing too to get to give a talk alongside @jdkightly.bsky.social. I hope you can join us! 🙂

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Aviation Cultures Conference @avculturesconf.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

We’ve got some interesting tales to tell, factual and fictional - don’t miss any of it, including ‘the Jameses Show’ in the third session! -JDK

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

You may have noticed I’ve been rather quiet on social media of late. The reason is because I’m in the last year of submitting my PhD and it’s getting pretty full on. I will post occasionally but consider me generally out of action on here until 2027. See you on the other side – tally-ho!

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JMcN @jmcn.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Fascinating new pod from @nmtdambusters.bsky.social @lydiajane13.bsky.social and @jamesjhistory.bsky.social. A look at problems faced by the USAAF. My pic of Sally B.

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Rachel Mann @revrachelmann.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Lovely to have @jamesjhistory.bsky.social back with @lydiajane13.bsky.social on @nmtdambusters.bsky.social … James, here’s a Blenheim for you to encourage you to finish yours …

Airfix 1/48 Blenheim Mk 1, front port view

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I really wanted to be on this episode as I always find @alanallport.bsky.social such a wonderful and insightful guest (I do return in the next episode which is out next week though!). This is definitely a book well worth getting hold of with our guest on top form once again.

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Aviation Cultures Conference @avculturesconf.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

It’s terrific to share and expand on a peer’s insight - rare when we’re BOTH Jameses, ha! Do come along to hear and several other experts (not called James) at the forthcoming ‘Print the Legend’ free online Spotlight. Join us for the Q&A there too!

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James D Kightly @jdkightly.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Yesterday James Robert David Jefferies and I had a fantastic chat about our paper for @avculturesconf.bsky.social 'Print the Legend' free webinar 'Searchlight'. Despite being on opposite sides of the globe, we were on the same page! See more, join us! Details: aviationcultures.org/spotlights/p...

File photo from a previous event of James Kightly, sitting in front of a bookcase, obviously talking into a computer.

File photo from a previous event of James Robert David Jefferies, sitting in front of a bookcase, obviously talking into a computer. Gosh, there are differences though, trust us!

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I might be a bit absent on social media for the next year...

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Dan Ellin @danellin.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Sign up for this folks! Everything Aviation Cultures does is wizard, it's global, and it's free! @jamesjhistory.bsky.social @jdkightly.bsky.social @kristenauthor.bsky.social

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Here's a Stirling I made about 10 years ago (the photo is from then too). Do give this a listen folks. We've been wanting to do an episode on the Stirling for a while!

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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Good morning! NOBODY talks about the Short Stirling ... Apart from us! Today we have a whole episode devoted to this magnificent (and surprisingly adaptable) beast www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Series 4 is back and what a great guest and subject to kick things off! Also a big thanks to @danellin.bsky.social for stepping in while I'm absent for this one. I'll be back soon!

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Happy Christmas, folks! Hope you all have a lovely festive few days 🌲🎁

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Looking forward to getting back to it for series 4 🙂 I am absent for the first few episodes because of my recent lurgy but I will be back!

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Further apologies, the virus turned into an infection that became pneumonia and I was rather knocked out! I am making a return (slowly) and if I owe you an email or missed a message I will be working on catching up this week but I am still recovering so bear with me 🙂

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Apologies for the silence. I was rather knocked out by a virus and I'm still in its after effects but I am on the mend. Normal service will be resumed soon. Anyway, in the meantime here are some images of the brilliant Avro Anson.

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Dan Ellin @danellin.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

And I'm wearing a wizard @nmtdambusters.bsky.social T-shirt!

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Never mind the logbooks 📚 The fantastic @danellin.bsky.social talking at the Aviation Cultures conference this morning talking about logbooks in the IBCC digital archive and approaching difficult heritage. Absolutely fascinating stuff!

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

I've been a bit silent on social media as I've been busy working on the PhD. To (hopefully) make up for it here's my first substack article sharing some of my research: open.substack.com/pub/jamesjhi...

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October 2025 Update

British Politics, RAF Personnel, and the Second World War

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Can confirm. I'm exhausted and need to catch up with a lot of work! We'll be back soon 😊

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Rachel Mann @revrachelmann.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Another terrific series from @nmtdambusters.bsky.social … can’t believe the latest season is over. Thanks @lydiajane13.bsky.social & @jamesjhistory.bsky.social

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Long overdue. I'm back to working on the 1:48 scale Airfix Bristol Blenheim.

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Nick Blacow @manonthefence.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

The first in a short series of posts from the RAF Museum in honour of the @nmtdambusters.bsky.social Pod. First the stalwart of the early Gardening operations, the Handley Page Hampden (complete with battle damage) @jamesjhistory.bsky.social @lydiajane13.bsky.social 1/7

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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Hello! In this week's episode we talk to Adam Hart about his new book, OPERATION PIMENTO. Adam shares details of his journey from Switzerland to Spain, tracing the steps of his Great-grandfather, a bomber pilot who evaded capture with help from the Resistance. www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...

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Episode 55 - Operation Pimento: Escape, Evasion and Resolution, with Adam Hart - Never Mind The Dambusters

This week, we're joined by Adam Hart, to discuss his new book about a downed Halifax pilot, who also happens to be his great-grandfather. Operation Pimento  is a riveting story of courage, d...

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

The two parter on Above Us The Stars is my favourite recording without a guest. I love the fact I get to ask Jane about the book (which is superb) and I'm basically fanboying for 2 hours.

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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Episode 53 is now live ... We finally get round to discussing Jane's book, Above Us The Stars, about a 10 Sqn Halifax wireless operator who also happened to be Jane's great uncle, Jack Clyde. www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Me: "I could walk to the station from the hotel on the way home but it's a few miles and I have a heavy case with me. I guess it might be better getting transport there. Let's just check it." *Google's route* "Oh there's a model shop on the route there..." Me:

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James Jefferies @jamesjhistory.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Day 2 has been fantastic at the IWM History Festival at Duxford. It's been so lovely to meet so many people and get to give a talk twice at it. A massive shout out for the staff and folks behind the scenes here. They work so hard and we wouldn't be able to give our talks without you!

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