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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Looks fantastic Dan! I got a press invite for Monday but unfortunately I can't take time off work.

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Dan Ellin @danellin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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

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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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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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

My uncle Leo (erk at Melbourne) stayed friends with "his" aircrew until he died at 91. I met his Pilot, Doug Evans, at his funeral.

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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Cheers Erik! Oh, and I got your email - I shall endeavour to reply before Easter😅

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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 · 14/03/2026

You're most welcome Jim, great questions ! More to follow next week...

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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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a man 's face is shown with the words asking the real questions above it

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 #2405

The 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

Correct link 🙄https://www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/episodes/18523045

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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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NEVER MIND THE DAMBUSTERS @nmtdambusters.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

I wrote Invisible Campaign in 6 months (though I did spend the previous 3 years researching it).

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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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Podcast Episode · Never Mind The Dambusters · 04/02/2026 · 53m

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