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Photo of the Day 6th March 2026.

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/03/06/photo-of-the-day-6th-march-2026/

Salisbury Journal: Dame Vera Lynn’s ‘vast wartime archive’ joins Imperial War Museum collection. “The collection includes Dame Vera’s personal diary from her 1944 tour of India, the contract for her BBC radio show Sincerely Yours, 160 wartime contracts for more than 200 engagements, letters from Dame Vera to her husband Harry Lewis, and items of clothing from her Entertainments National […]

We’ll Meet Again – in the Museum: Dame Vera Lynn’s letters to be displayed at IWM

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/well-meet-again-in-the-museum-dame-vera-lynns-letters-to-be-displayed-at-iwm-87564/

There's currently a De Havilland DH89A Dragon Rapide from IWM Duxford doodling all over #London while it thinks about heading to #LCY.

#aviation #heritage #imperialwarmuseum #biplane

Wonderful letter from UK soldier serving in Italy during WW2, to his baby son: don't try to appease a bully, and if your country's heading the wrong way then do something about it. Jump to 07.42.45:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live/bbc_sounds_news?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
#ImperialWarMuseum @BBCRadio4

@junesim63
#ImperialWarMuseum #snowdrops

Fairey Swordfish Mk III, Imperial War Museum, Duxford. This aircraft was built not by Fairey's but by Blackburn Aircraft Ltd. These were known, colloquially, as 'Blackfish' It is in the markings of No 119 Sqn, RAF which used these obsolescent biplanes on nocturnal sorties over the Scheldt estuary in 1945 to hunt down E-boats and minature submaries of the Kreigsmarine. Hence the all-black colour scheme and the radar carried under the fuselage. #RAF #Swordfish #FaireySwordfish #BlackburnAircraft #Scheldt #Kreigsmarine #1945 #eboat #submarine #biplane #WW2 #avgeek #imperialwarmuseum #Duxford #aviation #royalairforce #Radar

Supermarine Spitfire and Fieseler Fi-103 V1 in the main gallery of IWM London #spitfire #iwm #ww2 #imperialwarmuseum #iwmlondon #supermarine #fieseler #fi103 #v1 #london #uk #unitedkingdom #england #travel #photography (Instagram 31.07.2018)

Union Jack on HMS Belfast #london #uk #unitedkingdom #hmsbelfast #unionjack #iwm #iwmlondon #imperialwarmuseum #travel #photography (Instagram 31.07.2018)

C-47A This example of the classic transport aircraft designed by Douglas was one of the workhorses of WW2. Seen here at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, this fine example of the breed is shown wearing the famous 'D-Day' stripes, and with a heavily weathered paint scheme, appropriate to the period film in which she had taken part. #IWM #Duxford #USAAF #WW2 #invasionstripes #DDay #aircraft #aviation #photography #aviationphotography #avgeek #ImperialWarMuseum #Douglas #C47 #history

Hitler didn’t build the path to the Holocaust alone – ordinary people were active participants | James Bulgin | The Guardian
#Hitler
#Holocaust
#ImperialWarMuseum

Having visited the crucible of these atrocities, I now believe it is dangerous to blame a handful of ideologues, says James Bulgin of the Imperial War Museum

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/27/adolf-hitler-holocaust-atrocities

B-17G 'Sally B' , the only active B-17 in #Europe. This famous aircraft is based at #ImperialWarMuseum #Duxford #Airfield, and ably supported by a wonderful crew & engineers & many other volunteers, headed by Ellie Sallingboe. (Hi, Ellie !) #WW2 #bomber #USA #UK #flying #museum #avgeek #aviation #B17 #FlyingFortress #airshow #aircraft #aircraftpreservation #Cambridgeshire

Hawker Nimrod II, (1934). This superb restoration by the #HistoricAircraftCompany at #Duxford, is one of the elegant #biplane designs from the #Hawker stable. Powered by a #RollsRoyce #Kestrel engine, this fleet #fighter served the #RoyalNavy well. #ImperialWarMuseum #museum #navalaviation #aviationphotography #aviation #HAC #history #photography

I’m delighted to be talking about #HannaReitsch & #MelittaVonStauffenberg, the subject of my book, #TheWomenWhoFlewForHitler, at the #ImperialWarMuseum Duxford’s first #HistoryFestival over 25/26 March 2023.
The museum kindly invited me over to make a short film to promote it… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDY1WMaLtuI
#WW2 #pilots @histodons