Special Event Station GB6IBC: 50s & 60s Weekend at International Bomber Command Centre
RAF Waddington ARC returned to the International Bomber Command Centre for the weekend of 25-26th May to run a Special Event Station using the callsign GB6IBC as part of Juniper Fayre’s 50s and 60s weekend at the IBCC. We were operational on HF (SSB, FT8 ) and – for the first time ever – a […]
Special Event Station at IBCC – Great Escape Inspire Ride 2024 – 19th May 2024
The club was back at the International Bomber Command Centre on 19th May for their Inspire Ride2024 at the IBCC event, which this year paid tribute to the men of Stalag Luft III who took part in the ‘Great Escape’ in March 1944, 80 years ago.. Hundreds of motorcycles arrived at the IBCC for the […]
The Great Escape Family Activity Day at International Bomber Command Centre, 13th April 2024
On 13th April, members of the club were back at the International Bomber Command Centre in Lincoln to support the learning team there with The Great Escape Free Family Activity Day We provided 2 Morse code based “escape” activities in the IBCC suite for families, especially children, to try their hand at. Bob, G3VCA and […]
British Science week at International Bomber Command Centre
The club was delighted to support the International Bomber Command Centre’s British Science Week Pop-up Event on 16th March 2024 This year’s theme was “Time” with an obvious link with communications. One of our club members, Rose, 2E0RXO, proposed the idea of aircraft communication and tracking from 1940 to the present day, which fitted in […]