Win a copy of ‘Our Story, Your History – The International Bomber Command Centre’
This month, we’re giving away two copies of a newly published book, Our Story, Your History – The International Bomber Command Centre by Steve Darlow, Mark Dodds, Dr Dan Ellin, Sean Feast, and Dr Robert Owen. Two lucky Club members will win a copy of the hardback book, which would usually cost £25.00.
How to enter the ballot
All current members of the RAF Memorial Flight Club have been automatically entered into this month’s ballot. If you’re not already a member, please join the Club by 31st May 2018.
As well as being entered into this month’s prize draw, you’ll also receive a Club membership pack. Members can also claim free aircraft hangar tours at the BBMF Visitor Centre, they will receive our Club magazine, published twice a year, and will receive monthly e-newsletters with content exclusive to Club members.
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About the prize
Our Story, Your History – The International Bomber Command Centre details the story behind the IBCC, the people who came up with the initial idea and the extraordinary dedication and creativity that made the project a reality.
The IBCC’s Mark Dodds tells the remarkable story of how the concept arose, the various design and construction phases, the remarkable efforts to raise the necessary funds, and the cutting-edge development of the comprehensive losses database and digital archive. Dr Robert Owen provides a military history of Bomber Command from the first operational flight, less than an hour after war was declared against Germany in September 1939, to the end of hostilities five years and eight months later in May 1945. Historian and author Steve Darlow tells the human story of the aircrews who flew and fought in the skies above Germany and the Nazi occupied territories, drawing on numerous first-hand accounts from veterans. Dr Dan Ellin provides an insight in to the experiences of the male and female ground personnel who served with the Command, and author Sean Feast details the tragic stories behind the loss of specific crews, all of whom are remembered on the IBCC’s Wall of Names.
Illustrated throughout with images showing the development of the project and wartime pictures of those whose memory is central to the project, Our Story, Your History is a fitting reminder to current and future generations of the commitment and sacrifice associated with the men and women, from 62 different nations, who came together in Bomber Command during the Second World War.
