The IBCC Digital Archive consists of more than 44,000 documents about those who were caught up in bombing war in Europe 1939-1945. Our ethos is to promote recognition, remembrance, and reconciliation. Archival content includes interviews with eyewitnesses, personal papers and memorabilia that have for the most part not been seen in the public domain before.
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A document describing the success of tests undertaken un August 1942 on scale model dams.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in…
A sketch of a bomb sight used during the dams operation.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality…
He thanks Helmuth for the photographs and mentions that he does not know of any films made during tests of the large bombs.
He thanks Helmuth for his letter, photograph and cuttings and asks him if he could send him copies of a 1978 photograph of himself.
He discusses the possibility of an English translation of Helmuth's book.
He thanks Helmuth for his book. He suggests publishing it in Britain.
He discusses press cuttings that Helmuth sent, also documents published in Paul Brickhill's book about the dams raid.
He discusses that he will not be able to visit Germany to see the TV film about the dam raid.
He discusses he has had a translation of an article that Helmuth had sent. He asks for a copy of a photograph. Finally he asks about the showing of a…
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