RAF Duxford 1940, Twitter feed from the Battle of Britain….

#Operations Sqn Scrambed to Fight Davos and Daleks at Angels 270

#MetOfficer No aircraft in air today…. due to Volcanic Ash

3 days later………

19Sqn: P/O Lawson posted to the squadron from No 46 Squadron, Digby #1940
about 6 hours ago via HootSuite

Guess this was the “phony war” period when they could sit out in the English sunshine playing cards and listening to Terry Wogan on the wireless…

They’re still in the bloody cinema!!!!!

@19 Sqdn This is him, like bang yeah, and this is me like bang bang yeah, then he’s like ratatatattat, and I’m like talk to the guns cos the cockpit ain’t listening about 1 hour ago from Cockpittertweeter

@douglasbader Just booked Stork Hotel in Liverpool for Summer 1942

I know you’re not supposed to use a phone whilst driving but texting or tweeting during a battle, no wonder it was a close one!

DouglasBader @ Squadron RT @Operations Sector Control | #Tally Ho

I know you’re not supposed to use a phone whilst driving but texting or tweeting during a battle, no wonder it was a close one!

Still looking for the images/films from Duxford at that time which are supposed to be online…

And either they weren’t doing much 70 years ago but they’ve been sat in the cinema for 18 hours…

Dux: Cinema performance in the Station Theatre #1940
about 18 hours ago via HootSuite

You know if you’re going to do something like this it needs to be kept up to date…

I agree – brilliant

Wow, something worthwhile on ‘Twatter’, good job IWM.

That is simply one brilliant idea.