Enjoy a unique opportunity to see a Lancaster Bomber on an original wartime airfield, and ride in it!
Special Event highlights:
- VIP day at East Kirby including a taxi ride in a genuine Lancaster bomber
- Thorpe Camp Museum, home of the 'Dambusters' 617 Squadron
- Lunch with the pilot and ground crew - time to talk Lancasters!
- Battle of Britain Memorial Flight exhibition with hangar tour to see the historic aircraft
- Illustrated talk by official historian of the 617 Squadron Aircrew Association, Robert Owen
Tour highlights include your VIP day visit to East Kirkby including a taxi ride in a genuine Lancaster bomber where you have the opportunity to sit in each position throughout the aircraft including the pilot's seat, and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight exhibition at RAF Coningsby. You will also visit Thorpe Camp Museum, the home of "the Dambusters" 617 squadron.
Your guest speaker will be Robert Owen, an aviation historian and the Official Historian of the No. 617 Squadron Aircrew Association. His interest in the Squadron extends over 40 years and he is co-author of "Breaching the German Dams" for the RAF Museum. He has assisted the authors of numerous authoritative books on the subject together with a number of TV documentaries. He has also contributed to publications for the RAF Museum, Keith Park Memorial Fund, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and the RAF's official publication commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
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