Dan Ellin
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Historian, Gremlinologist, musician, and father. IBCC Digital Archivist. All views my own. He/him.
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My article Lack of Moral Fibre in RAF Bomber Command and Popular Culture
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is here:
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A âLack of Moral Fibreâ in Royal Air Force Bomber Command and Popular Culture | British Journal for Military History
https://journals.gold.ac.uk/index.php/bjmh//article/view/1425
over 1 year ago
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Don't point firearms at people folks.
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If you can get to the IBCC in Lincoln on Thursday folks get a ticket for this! Jane really knows her Onions!
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Expensive Babe, a 'ton-up' Halifax on 51 Squadron.
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#History
#WW2
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More for my trip to Canada booked. Flights, motorhome and car hire, hotels, and Niagara sightseeing: sorted - only got a last bit of accommodation and the flights home to sort out. Bit of maths first. $ ÂŁ...
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Another wizard session this morning... Alessandro Pesaro on Pippo the Phantom Aircraft: Aviation Lore in Second World War Italy Ian Castle Will the Real von Buttlar Please Stand Up? Dan Ellin The Legend of the Scarecrow Flare Brett Holman When Was the Red Baron?
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4 days ago
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A wizard start to Print the Legend
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Amanda Laugesen on Australian Aviation War Memoirs Kristen Alexander on Clive Caldwellâs Photographic Archive Guillaume de Syon on the âRealâ Count von Zeppelin Jeffrey Schultz on Reappraising Billy Mitchell
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Three hours of Gremlins. What could possiblt gi wrumh?
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The Gremlins Rough Cut - The Gremlins Museum
The Gremlins Rough Cut presents the film in its earliest form: longer and alternative takes, deleted plot points, larger character arcs, raw camera audio with animatronic puppet sounds, and a movie wh...
https://www.gremlns.com/gremlins-rough-cut/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAQNHO9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeEwg2dkuYCDfDJ6yiV_gLW_Gtgt145IDpWz7GeF22ABGZO4ovu7z2_0ChCYI_aem__rCFFB0lxVW7pE-QaJyuMw
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New shiny exhibition refit at the BBMF Visitor Centre, RAF Coningsby.
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BBMF Visitor Centre new exhibition area | RAF Memorial Flight Club
In exciting news from the BBMF Visitor Centre at Coningsby, a new exhibition area has been installed to replace the previous arrangement which had been in place for many years. The new exhibition area...
https://www.memorialflightclub.com/blog/bbmf-visitor-centre-new-exhibition-area?fbclid=IwY2xjawQNPWFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJnb0Z5VWlCb3JweEx1cXNvc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHu6OXilC0tzgcRGrNvwm_BWvq1_DQZVKhTkSdLyQbMiqkVZtNb_WILV4ELvs_aem_5zuGw1kXOeEpOXYCLakJ0g
5 days ago
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I'm giving two talks in one day - not quite Phill Collins and Live Aid but there you go... Thread.
5 days ago
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"It's our history, it's British history and it's important to keep it alive..." It's also Italian, German, and Polish history.
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Eden Camp: Malton WW2 museum announces new owners after 40 years
Eden Camp, a former prisoner of war site near Malton, was bought by Stan Johnson in 1985.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxdgldrznvo
6 days ago
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Today I have mostly been sending and receiving emails about parking at the university. It's a bit more of a car crash than this though.
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Ian Kikuchi
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The raid footage is spectacular and horrifying.
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
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RAF BOMBER COMMAND ATTACK ON PFORZHEIM [Allocated Title]
Night attack by Avro Lancaster bombers of RAF 1 Group against Pforzheim, Germany. Filmed by on board cameras. Camera plane piloted by Flight Lieutenant Perry.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060030049
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Pforzheim
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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
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The Battlefield Explorer
10 days ago
The scale of the Ăperlecques bunker only registers when you spot a tiny me standing in front of it. A V-1 and V-2 are displayed nearby, dwarfed by the structure designed to store and launch them.
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Page from Corporal Henry Francis Howard's album. in the
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He put on theatrical productions at RAF Halton and later RAF Waddington.
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20 Feb 1942
11 days ago
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Well that was unexpected. I'm looking at a collection of photographs, and in between snaps of H2S screens and armourers bombing up aircraft are a handful of naked pin ups...
12 days ago
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An article I wrote has been published in
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Wizard stuff on Lee MIller and the Camera at War too.
13 days ago
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Comments on a talk I gave last year: 1) I was 'belittling' Bomber Command 2) lumped me in with 'John Irving'...
13 days ago
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This might be worth a butcher's if you're local to Lincoln.
frequency.org.uk/events/fligh...
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The FlightPaths Trail - Frequency Festival Lincoln
A free immersive audio-visual trail launching the Reimagining Lincolnshire digital trail series, exploring Lincolnâs WWII histories through geo-located stories and films via the Echoes Explorer app.
https://frequency.org.uk/events/flightpaths-trail/
14 days ago
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Flying log book for Flight Sergeant Rascal, W/O James Wrigley's mascot. He flew on 47 operations with 97 and 635 Squadrons. His pilots on operations were P/O Munro, Sqn Ldr Riches and Sqn Ldr De Wesselow.
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#OTD
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15 days ago
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Following the rabbit hole using David McCormack's new book 'The Great Escapism' and Sean Feast's 'Last of the 39ers' I've found Alfie Fripp in photos of the POW production of The Merchant of Venice, and as a jokey in the 'Flieger Jockey Club Gala Day'.
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16 days ago
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What ever they fly, you'll still have to get your washing in if they practice with smoke over your house.
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Will Red Arrows still fly the flag for Britain?
The British-made Hawk is due to go out of service in 2030 and a replacement is yet to be found.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk210egke2o
17 days ago
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JMcN
17 days ago
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I listened again to your WHWFF presentation, I first heard it live. Re: Dresden I wonder if proximity to the end of the war has added to the non-afflicted outrage? And youâre spot on about RAF BCâs intentions each time they went out. 1
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IBCC Digital Archive
17 days ago
There's bags of social and cultural history in the archive...
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Valentines card from the
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. Peter Field served as a wireless operator and Cynthia served as a WAAF in 2 Group. Reader, she married him.
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Burma!
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Crossing the Irrawaddy - February 1945
YouTube video by WW2TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fbw5Odm7fY
19 days ago
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Kenneth F. Duggan đšđŠ
22 days ago
PLEASE REPOST đ„șđ The Canadian Letters & Images Project is an online digital archive of Canadiansâ experience during wartime at home & in battle. It contains thousands of personal letters & photos that reveal peopleâs experience through their own words & eyes.
www.canadianletters.ca/content/abou...
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This was funny and horrific in equal measures and at different times. One to catch up on, and wizard to see
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as a guest.
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20 days ago
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I'm guess those of you who follow me know what this is.
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20 days ago
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New to the
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today: Pip Beck's photograph albums on loan for scanning from RAF Waddington Heritage Centre. Her book, 'Keeping Watch' is my favourite WAAF memoir. It's wizard to see her albums and read her handwriting.
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#WW2
#archives
22 days ago
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482 aircraft from 1,5, & 8 Groups bombed the oil refinery at Pölitz
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8/9 Feb 1945. Two target photographs and a reconnaissance photograph showing the cumulation of damage from the
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IBCC Digital Archive
23 days ago
Happy birthday Flt Lt Harry Richardson DFC, who turns an astonishing 108 today! 30 ops on Wellingtons with 149 Squadron and then 32 more on Liberators with 59 Squadron in the Far East.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLDm...
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we need a similar walk through of the Halifax...
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The Lancaster Bomber Up Close: Al Murray Explores WW2âs Iconic Heavy Bomber
YouTube video by WW2 Headquarters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLDm_eSQ1Ks
24 days ago
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FIDO on film
www.britishpathe.com/asset/53913/
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25 days ago
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Hurrah for FIDO
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WW2 veteran recalls life-saving fog dispersal system at Blackbushe
Former bomber pilot Colin Bell says the FIDO system ensured his survival on three occasions.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g0n45g26wo
25 days ago
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Get your tickets folks Supper and a Lecture at the IBCC, and
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's book is so important to the historiography of Bomber Command.
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#histbookchat
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25 days ago
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Walking the ground in the rain.
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Reconnaissance photograph of Tripoli harbour
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6 Feb 1942.
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Well, the drawings are interesting...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Heritage vision for RAF Scampton unveiled ahead of sale
West Lindsey District Council says redeveloping RAF Scampton is a once-in-a-generation opportunity.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9qpr2481wxo
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I met Sir Ian years ago in Lincoln Cathedral during the filming of the DaVinci Code. (I was an extra.) I'll never forget what he said to me. 'I'd give it five minutes,' he said. This is much better.
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26 days ago
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RAF officers in front of Heslington Hall, 4 Group HQ,
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5 Feb 1945. The hall is now part of
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26 days ago
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I know I frequently plug the
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but damn, this episode is bang on. Buy
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's new book folks.
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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 ...
https://nevermindthedambusters.buzzsprout.com/2327200/episodes/18480099-episode-63-advance-britannia-bomber-command-britain-s-war-1942-1945-with-professor-alan-allport?t=0&fbclid=IwY2xjawPwBpRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEewZ2l-eKBW1J0-3Uso8-GEyGjyxm2nvMfbBUinZyeZuKHCCdzWYu-5JKTJ2A_aem_sAlFD5RwXt96CRicmz7qIA
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Lancaster ND801 JN-X from 75 (NZ) Squadron RAF Mepal overshot returning from Dortmund and hit a house in Sutton 22:23, 3 Feb 1945. 4 of the crew were injured. Photo taken
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4th Feb.
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27 days ago
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Leonie V. Hicks
29 days ago
A PhD opportunity at CCCU in History/Archaeology/Heritage. Preference is for a modernist, but proposals in other areas will be considered. Dr
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is the point of contact.
www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/f...
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CCCU History and Archaeology PhD Scholarship
Find out about the CCCU History and Archaeology PhD Scholarship which will support a student looking to explore a modern historical topic.
https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/fees-and-funding/scholarships-and-bursaries/cccu-history-and-archaeology-phd-scholarship
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This evening I have mostly been listening to Jim Capaldi.
about 1 month ago
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More talks about the future of RAF Scampton. It's: "A unique community rooted in aviation heritage, actively celebrating and promoting aviation activities" "A significant opportunity to build sovereign capability for UK defence and space sectors" and a ÂŁ2.1âŻbillion opportunity Hmm.
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Renewed excitement in vision for RAF Scampton as investor interest grows
Fresh momentum is building around the ambitious redevelopment plans for the former RAF Scampton as disposal of the site is imminent.
https://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/council-news/2026/01/renewed-excitement-vision-raf-scampton-investor-interest-grows?fbclid=IwY2xjawPqCbdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE4VllaRXBUZmFkNTRNbUh3c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlHy6Eli75ZMoMVt9Q2w40v9592FxBcwy6IA2vRVD4oPPuv06R7qLbXisLln_aem_NU7DO721DyNWOEv9RakUbA
about 1 month ago
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Aircrew in front of a Stirling during training
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30 Jan 1945. John Taylor Brittain (kneeling left) later flew operations as a Lancaster mid-upper gunner with 195 Squadron from RAF Wratting Common.
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about 1 month ago
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Wakey wakey tablets anyone?
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1943 British RAF Emergency Flying Ration MK 2 Military Survival MRE Food Review Time Capsule
YouTube video by Steve1989MREInfo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DykpMcrVtR0
about 1 month ago
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My eyes are going like Desperate Dan's
about 1 month ago
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Pages from an album of photographs taken by LAC Arthur George Standivan following the liberation of Belsen. On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, think about how this happened. Let's try to stop it happening again.
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#HISTORY
about 1 month ago
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