Event Details

Thu
08
Jan
2026
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm IBCC Café and Suite

IBCC Lecture & Supper Series – Relative Events – the Air War

Head shot of a West Indian man in WW2 RAF uniform

WWII: Relative Events – the Air War

The story of Rudolf’s father – James Raphael Williams, provides the backbone for this presentation, revealing how many West Indians came to join the RAF and how, as a radar fitter, technological advancements changed the face of the air war.

The War proved a foundation for James’s successful career in microwave communications; however, Rudolf also shares remarkable witness accounts of relatives who found themselves at the wrong end of fighter bombers on opposing sides. A very personal reflection pieced together from historical documents.

The evening starts with a delicious hot supper in The Hub Café at 6.30pm.

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Rudolf Williams interview about his father, which is in the IBCC Digital Archive can be heard here https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/show/3004

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Event Details

Thu
08
Jan
2026
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm IBCC Café and Suite