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Weekendje Londen. Tapijt van Bayeux, Westminster Abbey en Imperial War Museum. Mijn historisch hart is innig tevreden
Imperial War Museums
by @curatorian.bsky.social
An experimental and unofficial feed capturing posts about Imperial War Museums - the museum's five branches (IWM London, IWM Duxford, IWM North, Churchill War Rooms and HMS Belfast) and its collections.
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Roger Whitcomb Evening all 👍 Spitfire IWM Duxford Flying Finale | 03/10/26 @stuartnt.bsky.social #avgeek #aviation
Toby Miller The splinter of light at 4.30pm, St John’s, Duxford.
Roger Whitcomb Morning all 👍 IWM Duxford Flying Finale | 03/10/26 @stuartnt.bsky.social #avgeek #aviation
Slightly out of focus Major Keating M.C. in a Tailor's Shop in Lucera, November 12th 1943, by Edward Ardizzone. Geoffrey Keating was at that time Officer Commanding No 2 AFPS in Italy and had taken Ardizzone 'under his wing', as Ardizzone described it in his 'Dairy of a War Artist'. IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 3623)
Slightly out of focus Sappers at Work: Canadian Tunnelling Company, R14, St Eloi, by David Bomberg. Preparatory sketch. IWM (Art.IWM ART 2708)
RN ship losses 11 Oct 1943 // Minesweeper HMS Hythe was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U.371 off Bougie, Algeria. She broke in two and sank very quickly. There were 20 survivors from her crew of 82. (Imperial War Museum image FL 14021) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
Roger Whitcomb Night all 👍 Grumman Wildcat IWM Duxford Flying Finale | 03/10/26 @stuartnt.bsky.social #avgeek #aviation
RN ship losses 10 Oct 1942 // Submarine HMS Unique disappeared with all 34 crew in the Bay of Biscay on or around this date, cause unknown: possibly lost in an accident or sunk by German depth-charging, although her sinking was not claimed by Germany. (Imperial War Museum FL 20432) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
Royston Munn Photography Blackbird - SR71 One from the files taken back in 2017. The only Blackbird in a museum outside of the USA, within IWM Duxford museum, in the American Air Force collection.
Pet Shop Boys Thanks to all who came to the listening and in-conversation event at the Imperial War Museum Manchester on Thursday, and to everyone listening to the brand new album, “A man from the future”. 🎥 Lizzie Wood #amanfromthefuture
Roger Whitcomb Morning 😃 Hawk 75 IWM Duxford Flying Finale | 03/10/26 @stuartnt.bsky.social #avgeek #aviation
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Couple of atmospheric night time shots taken at the Imperial War Museum London during the recent @iainmacgregor1.bsky.social book launch. Beware the spooky horse!
Roger Whitcomb Evening all 👍 Curtiss P-40F Warhawk 'Lee's hope' IWM Duxford Flying Finale : 03/10/26 @stuartnt.bsky.social #avgeek #aviation
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My meeting in the City finished early. So I popped into the Art in War exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. Some classics, and others I hadn’t seen.
RN ship losses 9 Oct 1943 // Destroyer HMS Panther was sunk by German aircraft east of Karpathos Island during the Dodecanese Campaign. Struck by bombs from Ju-87 dive bombers she broke in two and sank very rapidly. 33 of her crew were lost. (Imperial War Museum image A 7315) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
Paul October 1914 Soldiers of the 7th Division discussing the news during a halt by the roadside, near Ypres © IWM Q 57204 #History #HistoryMatters
Pet Shop Boys Thanks to the Imperial War Museum, Manchester, for hosting last night’s “A man from the future” playback and then a discussion with us and Andrew Hodges, excellently chaired by Jonathan Swinton (author of “Alan Turing’s Manchester”). We’re excited that the album is released today! 📷 Vita Spalding
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If you are in the Imperial War Museum London over the weekend and fancy a signed copy.
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Battle Book Launch It was an absolute pleasure meeting fellow author/tank enthusiast Craig Moore and the mighty Josh Levine at the @iainmacgregor1.bsky.social Imperial War Museum London event.
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Battle Book Launch Great to catch up with the marvellous @iainmacgregor1.bsky.social and Joshua Levine at the Imperial War Museum London last night for Iain’s Battle book launch. It was a packed house.