Jane Gulliford Lowes
@lydiajane13.bsky.social
Author/historian. Bomber Command Minelaying, Norwegian Campaign. Co-host nmtdambusters.bsky.social The Invisible Campaign: Bomber Command Gardening Operations 1940-1945 out now. https://www.justcuriousjane.com/about-contact/
Durham UK / Østfold NO
Durham UK / Østfold NO
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FINALLY... IT EXISTS!! "The Invisible Campaign" has arrived. It is a thing of beauty! Glossy pages, coloured maps, photos, a billion references, & one of those lovely silky bookmark ribbons. If you'd like a signed copy, send me a message). Otherwise, order here: mortonsbooks.co.uk/book/the-inv...
More Operation Market Garden content... In Ep 15 of @nmtdambusters.bsky.social , Matt Yates tells the story of the Arnhem Glider Pilots and Bomber Tugs - a really fascinating tale.
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Episode 15- ARNHEM : Glider Pilots and Bomber Tugs, with Matt Yates. - Never Mind The Dambusters
This week we discuss the role of RAF bomber aircraft as glider tugs in the Arnhem airlift and airborne operations. We're joined by Matt Yates, the Chief Operations Officer for the Vickers Machine Gun ...
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September 18, 2026 at 1:41 PM
More Operation Market Garden content... In Ep 15 of @nmtdambusters.bsky.social , Matt Yates tells the story of the Arnhem Glider Pilots and Bomber Tugs - a really fascinating tale.
www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
BRING UP THE PIAT! As we remember Operation Market Garden at this time of year, I thought I'd reshare my article on the legacy of "A Bridge Too Far", and how film shapes popular memory.
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September 18, 2026 at 11:33 AM
BRING UP THE PIAT! As we remember Operation Market Garden at this time of year, I thought I'd reshare my article on the legacy of "A Bridge Too Far", and how film shapes popular memory.
justcuriousjane.com/bring-up-the...
justcuriousjane.com/bring-up-the...
Chuffing Norah, I've just seen the Space Force uniforms 👀
September 16, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Chuffing Norah, I've just seen the Space Force uniforms 👀
Very much looking forward to attending my sixth We Have Ways Fest this weekend! Such a fantastic line up of talks this year, including LOADS of Navy stuff. Eagerly anticipating talks by Marc Milner & David Stahel in particular.
September 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Very much looking forward to attending my sixth We Have Ways Fest this weekend! Such a fantastic line up of talks this year, including LOADS of Navy stuff. Eagerly anticipating talks by Marc Milner & David Stahel in particular.
Something a bit different in this week's episode!
✈️ By the time war actually started, Germany was still leaning on older bombers while the “future fleet” was barely ready.
✈️ In Ep. 76, Dan Sharp explains shows how tech, ambition, and bad timing shaped what the Luftwaffe could actually do. Listen here:
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✈️ In Ep. 76, Dan Sharp explains shows how tech, ambition, and bad timing shaped what the Luftwaffe could actually do. Listen here:
www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
September 9, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Something a bit different in this week's episode!
I'd forgotten about this ... Maybe my passion for the Handley Page Halifax is getting out of hand 🤣
Cheers for the feedback! You may not agree with @lydiajane13.bsky.social , but apparently the real controversy is whether calling the Halifax “erotic” is taking things too far... 😳✈️😂
Listen here: pod.fo/e/2839c6
Listen here: pod.fo/e/2839c6
August 22, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I'd forgotten about this ... Maybe my passion for the Handley Page Halifax is getting out of hand 🤣
This was such an interesting discussion - also contains lots of Norwegian/ Commando stuff.
Good morning! Ep 74 is out today. We talk to British explorer Dave King about the controversial efforts to rescue Lancaster Easy Elsie from a Swedish bog. www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
August 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM
This was such an interesting discussion - also contains lots of Norwegian/ Commando stuff.
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Evening with a good book... @nmtdambusters.bsky.social
August 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Evening with a good book... @nmtdambusters.bsky.social
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Morning! Ep.73 is out today. We talk to the team behind the 2025 film "A Memory Owed" about the challenges of bringing Bomber Command to the big screen, and making the narrative relevant to younger audiences. www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
July 29, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Morning! Ep.73 is out today. We talk to the team behind the 2025 film "A Memory Owed" about the challenges of bringing Bomber Command to the big screen, and making the narrative relevant to younger audiences. www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
Pippin is on his holidays in Norway... he's having a whale of a time and has discovered the delights of kayaking...
July 28, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Pippin is on his holidays in Norway... he's having a whale of a time and has discovered the delights of kayaking...
Delighted to join The Operations Room for their War Office podcast on Operations Claymore & Archery - better known as the Lofoten Commando Raids of 1941. Also the subject of the book I'm currently writing ! You can listen here...
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The Commando Raids That Shook Hitler - Operations Claymore and Archery
The War Office · Episode
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July 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Delighted to join The Operations Room for their War Office podcast on Operations Claymore & Archery - better known as the Lofoten Commando Raids of 1941. Also the subject of the book I'm currently writing ! You can listen here...
open.spotify.com/episode/6Hru...
open.spotify.com/episode/6Hru...
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Astonishingly good opener to season 5 of @nmtdambusters.bsky.social … the details were challenging, thought-provoking and moving. Keep it up, @lydiajane13.bsky.social & @jamesjhistory.bsky.social
July 11, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Astonishingly good opener to season 5 of @nmtdambusters.bsky.social … the details were challenging, thought-provoking and moving. Keep it up, @lydiajane13.bsky.social & @jamesjhistory.bsky.social
We've got some great stuff lined up!
📢 Series 5 Trailer is here...so much to look forward to!
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Series 5 Trailer - Never Mind The Dambusters
Welcome Back to Never Mind the Dambusters! We're delighted to tell all our listeners that series 5 will be launching on 15/16 July - paid subscribers can gain early access from 11 July. So much to lo...
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July 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
We've got some great stuff lined up!
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Once again, we see plainly the disgrace of Scotland’s squandered North Sea windfall whereas Norway invested in long-term programmes designed to yield sustainable Haalands
July 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Once again, we see plainly the disgrace of Scotland’s squandered North Sea windfall whereas Norway invested in long-term programmes designed to yield sustainable Haalands
More excited about Brazil v Norway than I am about Mexico v England.
July 5, 2026 at 7:39 PM
More excited about Brazil v Norway than I am about Mexico v England.
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The greatest Mexico v England tweets you will ever read. 😂
As you were.
As you were.
July 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
The greatest Mexico v England tweets you will ever read. 😂
As you were.
As you were.
At long last... We're back !! Some more cracking stories and discussions coming your way...
💥WE HAVE NEWS! 💥
Series 5 is coming to your ears on Wednesday 15 July! Listen out for a trailer later this week with more details..
Series 5 is coming to your ears on Wednesday 15 July! Listen out for a trailer later this week with more details..
July 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
At long last... We're back !! Some more cracking stories and discussions coming your way...
Can't wait to be back here in a couple of weeks 🇳🇴
June 30, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Can't wait to be back here in a couple of weeks 🇳🇴
What a win by @durhamcricket.bsky.social !
June 22, 2026 at 4:51 PM
What a win by @durhamcricket.bsky.social !
🗃️ Delighted that The Invisible Campaign: Bomber Command Gardening Operations 1940–1945 has been reviewed in the latest Royal Air Force Historical Society Journal.
It's gratifying to see this overlooked but highly effective WWII campaign receiving the attention it deserves.
#aviation #navalhistory
It's gratifying to see this overlooked but highly effective WWII campaign receiving the attention it deserves.
#aviation #navalhistory
June 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM
🗃️ Delighted that The Invisible Campaign: Bomber Command Gardening Operations 1940–1945 has been reviewed in the latest Royal Air Force Historical Society Journal.
It's gratifying to see this overlooked but highly effective WWII campaign receiving the attention it deserves.
#aviation #navalhistory
It's gratifying to see this overlooked but highly effective WWII campaign receiving the attention it deserves.
#aviation #navalhistory
(I'm 6 matches in btw....)
June 14, 2026 at 8:31 PM
(I'm 6 matches in btw....)
5 minute ad breaks in the middle of the half, disguised as "hydration breaks"... WTAF? #worldcup
Tomdelonge Funny Wig and Mustache Look
ALT: Tomdelonge Funny Wig and Mustache Look
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June 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
5 minute ad breaks in the middle of the half, disguised as "hydration breaks"... WTAF? #worldcup
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I'm going to be talking about flying stress and LMF at the Bentley Priory Museum on 11 July. Dr Victoria Taylor and Gp Capt (Rtd) Tim Willbond are speaking too. #WW2 #History tickets from bentleypriorymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/dow...
June 13, 2026 at 6:57 AM
I'm going to be talking about flying stress and LMF at the Bentley Priory Museum on 11 July. Dr Victoria Taylor and Gp Capt (Rtd) Tim Willbond are speaking too. #WW2 #History tickets from bentleypriorymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/dow...
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@lydiajane13.bsky.social @jamesjhistory.bsky.social Ahh here is the Halifax getting credit 😀 youtu.be/FIDIapEObmE?...
Saving the Halifax: A Race Against Time
YouTube video by CAF Media
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June 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM
@lydiajane13.bsky.social @jamesjhistory.bsky.social Ahh here is the Halifax getting credit 😀 youtu.be/FIDIapEObmE?...
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Listen to Jane talk about her research on RAF Minelaying here - and then get a copy of her book...
Episode 40 - The Invisible Campaign: Bomber Command Gardening Operations (Part 1) - Never Mind The Dambusters
*** PART 1 OF 2***Subscribers can listen to Part 2 now. In this episode of Never Mind the Dam Busters, host James Jefferies and guest Jane Gulliford Lowes delve into the often-overlooked hi...
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May 25, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Listen to Jane talk about her research on RAF Minelaying here - and then get a copy of her book...