Event Details

Thu
02
Apr
2026
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm IBCC Café & Suite

IBCC Lecture & Supper Series – RAF Bomber Command in 1945

Arial image of a bomber city in 1945

‘As for the Ruhr, well – the whole valley is just a mass of rubble.’ RAF Bomber Command in 1945

In 1945, Bomber Command’s operations created a firestorm in Dresden, fed thousands of starving people in Operation Manna, returned liberated prisoners of war to the UK, and undertook sightseeing ‘Cook’s tours’ for aircrew and ground personnel to view damaged German cities. Dan Ellin considers how Bomber Command’s final operations in 1945 have had an impact on the way Bomber Command is remembered today.

Dr Dan Ellin is the archivist for the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive housed at the University of Lincoln. A Social and Cultural historian, his research examines the lives and emotions of the men and women who served with Bomber Command during the Second World War.

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

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Thu
02
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2026
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm IBCC Café & Suite