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...It's the RAF Bomber Command Podcast! Hosted by @lydiajane13.bsky.social & @jamesjhistory.bsky.social New episodes every Wednesday. WARNING! May contain Halifaxes! Listen at nevermindthedambusters.buzzsprout.c…

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Dan Ellin @danellin.bsky.social · 9h
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
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RAF Scampton redevelopment bid rejected
The company behind plans to redevelop the Lincolnshire site says its bid has been rejected.
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Jane Gulliford Lowes @lydiajane13.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
More Operation Market Garden content... In Ep 15 of @nmtdambusters.bsky.social , Matt Yates tells the story of the Arnhem Glider Pilots and Bomber Tugs - a really fascinating tale. www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
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Episode 15- ARNHEM : Glider Pilots and Bomber Tugs, with Matt Yates. - Never Mind The Dambusters
This week we discuss the role of RAF bomber aircraft as glider tugs in the Arnhem airlift and airborne operations. We're joined by Matt Yates, the Chief Operations Officer for the Vickers Machine Gun ...
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Jane Gulliford Lowes @lydiajane13.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
BRING UP THE PIAT! As we remember Operation Market Garden at this time of year, I thought I'd reshare my article on the legacy of "A Bridge Too Far", and how film shapes popular memory. justcuriousjane.com/bring-up-the...
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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
✈️ By the time war actually started, Germany was still leaning on older bombers while the “future fleet” was barely ready. ✈️ In Ep. 76, Dan Sharp explains shows how tech, ambition, and bad timing shaped what the Luftwaffe could actually do. Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
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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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Dan Ellin @danellin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A new book for #WW2 #History #histbookchat types. @nmtdambusters.bsky.social
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Dan Ellin @danellin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The exhibition, ‘After Me, The Flood’, on the aftermath of Operation Chastise will be unveiled at the IBCC in Lincoln soon. Folks know my thoughts on the DBs, but there are images in this exhibition that are astonishing. #History #WW2 @nmtdambusters.bsky.social
Poster. International Bomber Command Centre 'After me the flood'.
Canwick Ave Lincoln LN42LQ 6th Oct 2026 - 28th Feb 2027.
The exhibition brings together photos and film from the aftermath of the Mohnekatastrophe (Mohne Disaster) and the reconstruction that followed. 
The image is of an empty bath tub sitting on the debris field with the breached dam in the background.
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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Good morning! Ep 74 is out today. We talk to British explorer Dave King about the controversial efforts to rescue Lancaster Easy Elsie from a Swedish bog. www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Morning! Ep.73 is out today. We talk to the team behind the 2025 film "A Memory Owed" about the challenges of bringing Bomber Command to the big screen, and making the narrative relevant to younger audiences. www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
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Dan Ellin @danellin.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Wizard thread on the JU 188. #History #WW2 @nmtdambusters.bsky.social
Three b/w photographs on an album page
Photo 1 is a port side flying view of a Ju 188E heavy bomber.
Photo 2 is port side view of a row of Ju 188D, the reconnaissance version.
Photo 3 is a flying view taken from underneath of the Ju 188 prototype.
IBCC Digital Archive item #23243
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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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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
She doesn't just do Handley Page Halifaxes you know...
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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
📢 Series 5 Trailer is here...so much to look forward to! nevermindthedambusters.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
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Series 5 Trailer - Never Mind The Dambusters
Welcome Back to Never Mind the Dambusters! We're delighted to tell all our listeners that series 5 will be launching on 15/16 July  - paid subscribers can gain early access from 11 July. So much to lo...
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Dan Ellin @danellin.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Promoting it already...
Dan wearing a never mind the DBs t-shirt and pointing at it...
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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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Dan Ellin @danellin.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
A book to look out for... @nmtdambusters.bsky.social #history #WW2 #histbookchat
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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
@nmtdambusters.bsky.social for all Blenheim fans, newsreel footage of a 1941 operation. The squadrons are, I think, 18 and 82 of 2 Group. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEhr...
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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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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Morning! You sent in so many questions we had to do a part 2! Ep 70 is out today - another cracking conversation on all things Bomber Command www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
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JMcN @jmcn.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
#histbookchat. From @navalairhistory.com. A lovely signed copy with a brilliant bookmark. I’ve been a lifelong fan of the Beaufighter, bit of bruiser. Plus this book will stop them from stripping me of my low WHW Independent Company number.
Beaufighter vs German Flak Ships, Matthew Willis. Osprey Publishing 2026.
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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Morning! Ep 69 is out today . We answer your questions ... From "why wasn't Harris sacked" to "what aircraft would've benefited from Merlin engines ? www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 13/03/2026
The failure to plan for the Strait of Hormuz is a serious no winter coats for invading Russia level of fail.
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Slightly out of focus @normandy661944.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Sir Frederick Handley Page and Air Chief Marshal Sir William Mitchell, Commandant of London Air Training Corps, judge models of the Handley Page Halifax at an ATC exhibition held at Harrods. Picture issued 1944. IWM (CH 11986), P/O Bridge, RAF Official Photographer
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JMcN @jmcn.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
@nmtdambusters.bsky.social listened to the Q&A episode this morning. First of all thanks for taking my question. Brilliant questions from your audience and top answers too. @jamesjhistory.bsky.social @lydiajane13.bsky.social
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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Good morning! Ep 68 is out today - it's a mammoth episode, with aircraft designer Joe Wilding taking us through the history of Cold War Bombers. Jane goes AWOL half way through due to tech issues, but @jamesjhistory.bsky.social holds the fort! www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
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Jane Gulliford Lowes @lydiajane13.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
A packed house at the International Bomber Command Centre in Lincoln last night for my talk on Bomber Command’s gardening operations during the Second World War. It was fantastic to meet so many readers and podcast listeners in person—thank you to everyone who came along!
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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Ep 67 is out today. German historian Thomas Rost takes us through bomb disposal in wartime Hamburg, including the use of prisoners & concentration camp inmates for this horrific work. A fascinating but disturbing story. www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
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Jane Gulliford Lowes @lydiajane13.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Get your questions in by 10 March please people!
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
who made this
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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
ASK US ANYTHING!! We want your questions! We're recording a Q&A session which will be broadcast on 18th March. Ask us about BC, about our research, anything you like (within reason!) Post questions here, email us (address in bio), in our FB group, on X or insta. The more the better!
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ALT: a man 's face is shown with the words asking the real questions above it
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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Morning! Ep 66 is out today. Erik Parker tells the story of 2 Group and the low level, daylight raid on Rotterdam in 1941. www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
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Dan Ellin @danellin.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Pforzheim #OTD 23 Feb 1945. 380 aircraft dropped 1,825 tons of bombs in 22 minutes from 8,000 feet. 83% of the town was destroyed and over 17,000 people killed. 12 aircraft were lost with the loss of 42 airmen. #History @ibccdigitalarchive.bsky.social @nmtdambusters.bsky.social
Air-to-air view showing the silhouette of two heavy bombers towards the bottom centre, well below going towards the bottom. In the background smoke, bomb explosions and on the right, target indicators. 
IBCC Digital Archive item #2405The reverse '18. R.A.F. Bombers over Pforzheim. Two of R.A.F. Bomber Command’s “heavies” silhouetted against dense clouds of smoke during the air assault on the night of 23/24.2.45 on the important industrial and transport centre of Pforzheim, South-east of Karlscuhe [sic]. This picture is an extract from a film made by the R.A.F. Film Production Unit during the attack. The white “cascade” is caused by glowing target indicators.
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JMcN @jmcn.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Terrific new pod from @nmtdambusters.bsky.social @lydiajane13.bsky.social @jamesjhistory.bsky.social and top WHW IC bod @riksbar.bsky.social. Fascinating history and a who’s who of obscure RAF types.
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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Hello! Ep 65 is out today and it's a belter! We talk to former RAF Harrier pilot Matt Doncaster about the science of bomb aiming. www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
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Nick Blacow @manonthefence.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Oi @nmtdambusters.bsky.social @alanallport.bsky.social you’re selling books here!
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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Hello! Ep 64 is out today. Mike Peters of the Mighty Eighth Podcast helps us dissect the USAAF attacks on Schweinfurt in 1943. buzzsprout.com/2327200/episod…
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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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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Jane's really looking forward to this! Audience participation required!
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Luke Turner @luketurner.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
During the Second World War, Britain was in the "strange position of fighting to create a new world order that is going to inevitably reduce its power & status"- A fascinating interview with @alanallport.bsky.social on the excellent @nmtdambusters.bsky.social pod: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
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Episode 63:
Podcast Episode · Never Mind The Dambusters · 04/02/2026 · 53m
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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Hello ! Episode 63 is out today. @alanallport.bsky.social discusses his new book Advance Britannia, and the changing role of Bomber Command from 1943. www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
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Dan Ellin @danellin.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I know I frequently plug the @nmtdambusters.bsky.social but damn, this episode is bang on. Buy @alanallport.bsky.social's new book folks. nevermindthedambusters.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
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Episode 63: "Advance Britannia" - Bomber Command & Britain's War 1942-1945, with Professor Alan Allport - Never Mind The Dambusters
(Buy tickets for Jane's talk at the International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, on 5 March 2026 here ) In this episode, Jane Gulliford Lowes is joined by historian Professor Alan Allport for a ...
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Merryn @merrynwalters.uk · 28/01/2026
Agreed - another belter-banger from @nmtdambusters.bsky.social, and more than deserving of a wee map.
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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Hello! Ep 62 is out today - another belter! We talk to the fabulous Sean Feast about the Bomber Command attack on Hitler's V-Weapons at Peenemünde www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Morning! Who doesn't love a De Havilland Mosquito?? Listen to the incredible story of the "wooden wonder" as told by John Lilley from The People's Mosquito project - new episode out today! For Mozzie aficionados everywhere... www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
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Dan Ellin @danellin.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
4269 Bomber Command aircrew were killed flying in Stirlings during the war. All things Stirling in the @ibccdigitalarchive.bsky.social can be found using the 'Stirling' tag. #History #WW2
Stirling taking off
Just airborne, aircraft flying over photographer.
IBCC Digital Archive item #34576Stirling with air and ground crew
Nine airmen siting and standing on the cockpit and fuselage of a Stirling. One man is leaning from the cockpit window. engine trestles are visible in the background.
From information kindly provided by the donor. 'WP-P (Peter) BK784 with air and ground crew "Jock" Guyan centre with legs crossed'. 1943.
IBCC Digital Archive item #34572A port/front side view of a Stirling with a second Stirling flying overhead.
IBCC Digital Archive item #23313Air-to-air photograph of a Stirling from below dropping containers, some with parachutes deployed, others deploying. Bomb doors are open, flaps extended.
IBCC Digital Archive item #1166
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Ammonyte @ammonyte.com · 14/01/2026
The other plane that won world war two (after the BP Defiant)
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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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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Plenty of Bomber Command/Second World War content on here...
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Dan Ellin @danellin.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
There's a a couple of images of a certain famous chap in this collection @nmtdambusters.bsky.social #History
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JMcN @jmcn.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Another good pod coming from @nmtdambusters.bsky.social @lydiajane13.bsky.social and @jamesjhistory.bsky.social. It seems the freakishly tall Stirling might not have been the total dud I thought. 1
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