Road to East Kirkby Airfield
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Road to East Kirkby Airfield
Image: © J.Hannan-Briggs Taken: 21 Apr 2013
East Kirkby was a Bomber command Station in the Second World War. On 17 April 1945, a 57 Squadron Lancaster was being loaded with bombs when a fully armed 1,000 lb bomb was unintentionally dropped onto the tarmac. Because the bomb had had its fuse inserted it detonated, setting off the rest of the Lancaster's bombload. A massive explosion killed three airmen, injured 16 others, wrote off six other Lancasters beyond repair and badly damaged a nearby aircraft hangar. The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre based here is home to Just Jane, one of only three airworthy Lancasters still capable of flying. (Wikipedia)
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Image Location
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