Iain
@iainandteddy.bsky.social
Proud dad of three. Husband. Anglo-Scot. Dog lover. Naval, Military and Aviation history. Enjoying the ridiculous. RPs not endorsements etc. NO DMs!! NO BITCOIN!! 🇬🇧🏴🏴⚓🐕
Been looking for this one for a while and finally found one in fine condition, at a very resonable price on ebay. It is very scarce. #Bargain
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May 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Been looking for this one for a while and finally found one in fine condition, at a very resonable price on ebay. It is very scarce. #Bargain
@napwarspod.bsky.social @theknightirish.bsky.social
@zwhitehistory.bsky.social
@robgriffith.bsky.social
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An updated blog post on 'The Fact & Fiction of Captain Peter Blassiere, 5/60th Rifles'. My thanks to Thomas Hemmann for sending me the Hannoversches militairisches Journal article. daringdutycunningplans.wordpress.com/2018/12/19/t...
The Fact & Fiction of Captain Peter Blassiere, 5/60th
Almost everybody interested in the Napoleonic Wars will be familiar with Bernard Cornwell’s fictional rifleman, Richard Sharpe. However, the first fictional rifleman was probably from the 5th Bat…
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May 24, 2025 at 5:22 AM
An updated blog post on 'The Fact & Fiction of Captain Peter Blassiere, 5/60th Rifles'. My thanks to Thomas Hemmann for sending me the Hannoversches militairisches Journal article. daringdutycunningplans.wordpress.com/2018/12/19/t...
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Voice recognition software fails from the IBCC Digital Archive:
Was skin thought bond = Was Scunthorpe bombed?
Obama care = Bomber Command.
Linkag of Walls = Lincolnshire Wolds.
An evil beast = a naval base.
Great bride = grapevine.
Father Separator = wireless operator.
#AI
Was skin thought bond = Was Scunthorpe bombed?
Obama care = Bomber Command.
Linkag of Walls = Lincolnshire Wolds.
An evil beast = a naval base.
Great bride = grapevine.
Father Separator = wireless operator.
#AI
May 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Voice recognition software fails from the IBCC Digital Archive:
Was skin thought bond = Was Scunthorpe bombed?
Obama care = Bomber Command.
Linkag of Walls = Lincolnshire Wolds.
An evil beast = a naval base.
Great bride = grapevine.
Father Separator = wireless operator.
#AI
Was skin thought bond = Was Scunthorpe bombed?
Obama care = Bomber Command.
Linkag of Walls = Lincolnshire Wolds.
An evil beast = a naval base.
Great bride = grapevine.
Father Separator = wireless operator.
#AI
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BBC News - Military intelligence exhibition for Blitz tunnels
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Military intelligence show to be housed in London Blitz tunnels
Museum of Military Intelligence hopes to showcase original artefacts and weapons in the tunnels.
www.bbc.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:24 AM
BBC News - Military intelligence exhibition for Blitz tunnels
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Tickets go on sale today for the stage play of The Spy Who Came In From The Cold at the Soho Place theatre. First time a le Carré novel has come to the West End, and Spy is a zinger :)
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May 22, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Tickets go on sale today for the stage play of The Spy Who Came In From The Cold at the Soho Place theatre. First time a le Carré novel has come to the West End, and Spy is a zinger :)
spyonstage.com
spyonstage.com
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There's a wizard, recent interview with him in the University of Lincoln's IBCC Digital Archive here: ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collec...
May 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
There's a wizard, recent interview with him in the University of Lincoln's IBCC Digital Archive here: ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collec...
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Women who played vital roles during World War Two are to be celebrated in an exhibition at the International Bomber Command Centre.
Remarkable women of WW2 to be celebrated by Bomber Command Centre
The Women in War exhibition, in Lincoln, highlights the "contribution" and "courage" of 10 women.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 27, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Women who played vital roles during World War Two are to be celebrated in an exhibition at the International Bomber Command Centre.
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Honestly amazed they let chickens and ducks have dogs as pets
April 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Honestly amazed they let chickens and ducks have dogs as pets
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Retraced you yesterday, brilliant staff in there. Off to the Petwood later today.
April 20, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Retraced you yesterday, brilliant staff in there. Off to the Petwood later today.
@lydiajane13.bsky.social Hi, congratulations on your fabulous new book. How can I buy a signed copy?
April 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
@lydiajane13.bsky.social Hi, congratulations on your fabulous new book. How can I buy a signed copy?
Almost a year to the day when I visited the international Bomber Command Centre in Lincoln and met the lovely @danellin.bsky.social I stayed at the fabulous PetwoodHotel.
Happy days!
Happy days!
April 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Almost a year to the day when I visited the international Bomber Command Centre in Lincoln and met the lovely @danellin.bsky.social I stayed at the fabulous PetwoodHotel.
Happy days!
Happy days!
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Without due process, this could be you. It could be me. It could be any or all of us.
It doesn’t matter who you voted for. Or the color of your skin.
You must understand what is truly at stake here.
All tyranny needs to thrive is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
It doesn’t matter who you voted for. Or the color of your skin.
You must understand what is truly at stake here.
All tyranny needs to thrive is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
April 16, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Without due process, this could be you. It could be me. It could be any or all of us.
It doesn’t matter who you voted for. Or the color of your skin.
You must understand what is truly at stake here.
All tyranny needs to thrive is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
It doesn’t matter who you voted for. Or the color of your skin.
You must understand what is truly at stake here.
All tyranny needs to thrive is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
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Trump is talking about shuttering publications and networks he disagrees with. He's talking about deporting and imprisoning Americans who dissent. This is unprecedented and undemocratic.
Wake up America.
Wake up America.
April 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Trump is talking about shuttering publications and networks he disagrees with. He's talking about deporting and imprisoning Americans who dissent. This is unprecedented and undemocratic.
Wake up America.
Wake up America.
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So this is exciting! I have a book launch for the paperback edition of #NormandySailors at the Scottish Maritime Museum on 8 May, really hope to meet some of you there! Details 👇
www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org/event/hear-n...
www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org/event/hear-n...
Hear Nick Hewitt talking about his new book - Scottish Maritime Museum
The Sailors’ Story: A Naval History of D-Day and the Battle for France Nick is a naval historian working for Orkney Islands Council. Formerly head of collections and research at…
www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org
April 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
So this is exciting! I have a book launch for the paperback edition of #NormandySailors at the Scottish Maritime Museum on 8 May, really hope to meet some of you there! Details 👇
www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org/event/hear-n...
www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org/event/hear-n...
On the seventh day the men had finished their work of creation, so they rested from all their work. The Big Dig was complete. 🚜⚒️
April 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
On the seventh day the men had finished their work of creation, so they rested from all their work. The Big Dig was complete. 🚜⚒️
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It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
April 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
Big Dig day 6 progress. Base tarmac going down and being rolled. ⛏️🚜
April 3, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Big Dig day 6 progress. Base tarmac going down and being rolled. ⛏️🚜
The Big Dig day 5. Groundwork completed, base tar coat going on tomorrow. 🚜⚒️
April 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The Big Dig day 5. Groundwork completed, base tar coat going on tomorrow. 🚜⚒️
The Big Dig day 4. Groundwork guys should be finished tomorrow then SMA tarmac to be put down. 🚜⛏️⚒️🚛
April 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The Big Dig day 4. Groundwork guys should be finished tomorrow then SMA tarmac to be put down. 🚜⛏️⚒️🚛
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Kind of tough to spot April Fools stories when you start *every* day staring at the news in disbelief.
April 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Kind of tough to spot April Fools stories when you start *every* day staring at the news in disbelief.
Day 3 of the Big Dig.
March 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Day 3 of the Big Dig.
Day 2 of "The Big Dig". 😲
March 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Day 2 of "The Big Dig". 😲
Having our front garden excavated and a new drive put in. 😬😬
March 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Having our front garden excavated and a new drive put in. 😬😬