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It's the Dardanelles for us today! Heading out of Istanbul with a great group of Mat McLachlan \\ Battlefield Historian Australians. We have set the strategic context for our next few days on the Gallipoli peninsula, time to walk the ground and pay our respects.

Well done BuryStEdmunds&Beyond 💎👑 the-usa-mirror.com/travel/item/17…

Coming soon May 16: join us in person or online for a talk by author Mike Peters on the 381st Bomb Group. Free to attend, more info and registration here:
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It was 80 years ago when there was death and destruction across East Anglian skies as American bombers suffered their highest loss to German intruders. edp24.co.uk/news/24263815.… 👇 Full story

The use of intruder aircraft against the aircraft of Mission 311 had a simple logic:
‘When I want to kill wasps, I smoke out their nest. I don’t swat the insects in the air one at a time, I go to the nest when they are in’
General Josef Kammhuber in 1940.

Well, we didn't win the #SMH2024 Distinguished Book Award, but the 4.9 rating still says a lot.

Intruder Alert! We have been spending time in Liberator Country. Our next podcast tells the story of the night of the Intruders. In darkness, 22 April 1944, 6 x Me 410s trailled the B24 Liberators of 2nd Air Division back to their home airfields and launched a devastating attack.

I am looking forward to my 14th year with Mat McLachlan \\ Battlefield Historian
I'm returning to Gallipoli tomorrow to meet my group of 31 Aussies, all set for this year's Dawn Service and a great week of battlefield touring. Safe travels through Dubai everyone.

What a remarkable woman Lee Miller was. So often, people picture fighting men when they imagine the Greatest Generation, yet their female peers were no less in stature.

We sheltered in the Church at Seething from the very heavy April rain. This simple memorial to the fallen of the 448th BG and this tangible link to the Group's veteran survivors were equally moving.

We have been deep in 'Liberator Country' this week. Thank you to the Seething team for giving us a warm Norfolk welcome as we tracked the fortunes of the 2nd Air Division on the night of the intruders - 22 April 1944. Watch out for our latest podcast.

The Movie Memphis Belle’s Engines Run Again. Movie star Flying Fortress returns to life after more than two years of restoration work. loom.ly/ajNvXVI

Stand by for a new Mighty Eighth podcast this week. We will be hosting our special guest, Aviation Historian Ian McLachlan. We will be talking to Ian about the events of 22 Apr 1944, focusing on the ill-fated USAAF Mission 311.

Latest Review - This weekend's read from Pen & Sword Books is Pathfinder Pioneer. Look out for my review later this week. I am looking forward to a lead Pilot's perspective on life in the Mighty Eighth.

Never far from political controversy, but it is still one of the top War museums in the world. theguardian.com/australia-news…

We attended historian, Anya Pages's presentation on the 923rd Engineer Aviation Battalion this evening. A fascinating insight into the experience of Black American troops employed building USAAF Airfields in Suffolk. We will definitely be inviting Anya onto the Mighty 8th Podcast

Excellent lecture by Anya Page at the Hold, University of Suffolk last night. A genuine insight into the realities of life as a black US engineer building USAAF airfields in East Anglia and the ETO.

Missing Royal Australian Air Force World War II bomber and crew discovered in underwater wreck in Papua New Guinea abc.net.au/news/2024-04-1…

Special service to mark role of 2nd Royal Norfolks in Battle of Kohima edp24.co.uk/news/24236432.…