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World War 2 Lancaster Bomber Taxi Run Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Museum
The Avro Lancaster Bomber NX611 ‘Just Jane’, often treats spectators to a taxi run at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Museum at East Kirkby near Spilsby.
The pilot of the Lancaster on this occasion was ‘Jacko’ Jackson from Blackpool.
He is pictured below in the cockpit preparing for ‘takeoff’.
The pilot fires up the Merlin engines one by one.
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WW2 Aircraft Recovered Wreckage
Recovered Wreckage of World War 2 Aircraft at Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Museum East Kirkby near Skegness
The museum exhibits pieces of aircraft wreckage found in an around Lincolnshire.
This photograph is of a part of the whole cockpit which is on display.
An aircraft man once sat there…
The video records the various pieces.
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World War 2 Plane Wreckage
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WW2 Street Party Photo
Celebrations mark end of World War 2
After the announcement of the end of World War 2 many streets in England celebrated by holding Street Parties.
This photograph was taken in 1945 in Lichford Road Arbourthorne Sheffield Yorkshire England.
(note the absence of the men-folk!)
Google map of Lichford Road Arbourthorne Sheffield Yorkshire.
WW2 Memorabilia
Mr Ron Hill from Alford, Lincolnshire is a collector of World War 1 and World War 2 Memorabilia.
He was exhibiting part of his collection at the Spilsby Show 2006, and kindly agreed to a video interview about items in his collection.
Mr Hill tells us that this is a baby’s gas mask which would have been [...]
WW2 Lee Enfield Rifle Re-enactment
Filmed in December 2005
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