IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
East Kirkby, SPILSBY, PE23 4BU
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to PE23 4BU by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (8 Images Found)
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Road to East Kirkby Airfield
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)
Image: © J.Hannan-Briggs
Taken: 21 Apr 2013
0.10 miles
3
East Kirkby airfield
Former perimeter road for East Kirkby airfield, reclaimed as a country lane
Image: © Richard Croft
Taken: 26 Mar 2009
0.13 miles
5
Farm on East Kirkby Aerodrome
Intensive farming on the old East Kirkby aerodrome.
Image: © Dave Hitchborne
Taken: 15 Apr 2007
0.14 miles
6
Farm track crossing the route of the Viking Link
Work here is almost complete after the installation of the Viking Link Interconnector joining the British and Danish electricity grids. https://viking-link.com/
Image: © Jonathan Thacker
Taken: 21 Jul 2022
0.16 miles
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Traveller's camp, former R.A.F. East Kirkby
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 11 Jul 2020
0.21 miles