#chicksands — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #chicksands, aggregated by home.social.
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At 12:29 in the podcast, there’s info about a specific encrypted German Police message - transmitted in #Morsecode during #WWII - which was intercepted by the #ChicksandsPriory #Ystation - then forwarded to #BletchleyPark for decryption - through which the Allies heard ( for the 1st time through #SIGINT ) about horrific mass killings of Jews that were happening across Europe at the time. #RAFChicksands #ChicksandsRAFB #Chicksands #WWIIhistory #MilitaryIntelligence #SignalsIntelligence #Holocaust
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I found this #QSLCard last night on eBay. I was *at* the 1993 #Chicksands Friendship Fete. I never knew the base had an amateur radio club.
Callsign GB2USA belonged to the late Maj. USAF (Ret.) Everett E. Worrell, Jr., who likely filled out & sent this card over 30 yrs ago.
A B-17 Pilot in WWII, he flew 35 missions over Europe, served 27 years in the USAF, was a Communication Inspector General, a #HamRadio operator & MARS (Military Auxiliary Radio System) member for decades.
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“Former #WW2 #military station to be sold in 2030” ~ 20th December 2023, 08:25 CST ~ Lewis Adams, BBC News, Bedfordshire. ~ “A military station once home to a top-secret #WorldWarTwo #ListeningPost could be sold from 2030, the government announced.
#MoDChicksands, near Shefford in Bedfordshire, was a #Ystation, which intercepted and logged coded enemy transmissions. #WWII #MilitaryHistory #ElephantCage #RAFChicksands #Chicksands