Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 6, 2023 11:23:19 GMT 12
WONZ 286 - Wings Over Britain: The International Bomber Command Centre is now online. In this episode Dave Homewood visited the International Bomber Command Centre, where he met Dr. Dan Ellin, of the University of Lincoln, who is the archivist for the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive. Dan is responsible for the digitisation of letters, diaries, and photographs that come into the centre from veterans or families, and he also records oral histories with veterans. As curator of the exhibition for the IBCC visitor centre, Dan was also responsible for the content of three galleries that tell the stories of the bomber crews, the stories of those on the ground and how Bomber Command has been remembered since WWII.
Dave also met Peter Jones, who also works in the archive, digitising content. Peter’s father served with RAF Bomber Command during WWII.
Since 2015 the archive has recorded over 1,000 oral history interviews and over 100,000 digital files.
The ICCC was very busy on the day of my visit, including with lots of school groups, which made the place a little noisy in the background.
Here is the link:
cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZShow/2023/10/wonz-286-wings-over-britain-the-international-bomber-command-centre/
Dave also met Peter Jones, who also works in the archive, digitising content. Peter’s father served with RAF Bomber Command during WWII.
Since 2015 the archive has recorded over 1,000 oral history interviews and over 100,000 digital files.
The ICCC was very busy on the day of my visit, including with lots of school groups, which made the place a little noisy in the background.
Here is the link:
cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZShow/2023/10/wonz-286-wings-over-britain-the-international-bomber-command-centre/
