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Never Mind The Dambusters

Never Mind The Dambusters…It’s The Bomber Command Podcast!

Join historians and authors Jane Gulliford Lowes and James Jefferies as they delve into the world of RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. In this weekly podcast  (episodes released every Wednesday), Jane and James explore strategy, policy, and the events which shaped one of the most controversial campaigns of the war.  

Despite their iconic status, Bomber Command's history extends far beyond the famed Dambusters raid of 1943 and the Avro Lancaster. Through insightful discussions, expert analysis of the strategic bombing campaign and first hand accounts by veterans and civilians on the ground, Never Mind the Dambusters offers listeners a comprehensive exploration of Bomber Command's operations and the diverse aircraft it employed, as well as tackling some tough topics.

Jane and James will be joined by leading academics, historians, aircraft enthusiasts, technicians and engineers and veterans' family members. Expect  discussions on relevant books and films and  a spotlight on a different aircraft in each episode. Please send in your questions to us on X (twitter) at @RAFBomber_Pod and on Instagram at @NeverMindTheDambusters. You can email the show at nmtdambusters@gmail.com.


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Hi Guys - love the podcast. I served for 20 years in the RAF as a Flight Engineer, initially on the C130 and then the VC10. A couple of things - the C130 also had an Elsan which in 6000 hrs on type I used it once! Secondly I had the great privilege to being taught by Meng Derek Butcher who started his career on the Lancaster and finished it on the BBMF Lancaster which must make him unique and worthy of a short piece on the podcast. He was highly decorated but post war he never was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal - a post war story reputedly about a Sunderland, a card game, and a brothel in Japan! Rgds Ian

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