Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre

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The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre is an aviation museum in East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, England. It was opened to the public in 1988 by Lincolnshire farmers Fred and Harold Panton, as a memorial to their older brother, Christopher Whitton Panton, who was killed on operations during the Second World War.

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military museumindependent museum


Location: 53.1392, -0.0014, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • 1470 Lincolnshire Rebellion
  • Battle of Winceby
    1643 battle
  • RAF Skendleby
    RAF radar station
  • Bolingbroke Castle
    castle in Bolingbroke, England  
  • Tattershall Castle
    castle in Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England, UK  
  • RAF Digby
    joint UK military communications and intelligence facility in Lincolnshire, England
  • Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
    military aviation museum in East Kirkby, Lincolnshire
  • RAF Digby Sector Ops Room Museum
    museum in Lincoln, England, UK
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1988 Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
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1918 — 1953 RAF Digby
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The Lancaster Bomber at East Kirkby Aviation museumThe Lancaster Bomber at East Kirkby Aviation museum
East Kirkby watchtowerEast Kirkby watchtower
SidecarsSidecars
Albion AmbulanceAlbion Ambulance
East meets WestEast meets West
Meridian marker, East Kirkby airfield museumMeridian marker, East Kirkby airfield museum
East Kirkby meridian markerEast Kirkby meridian marker
Admiring glanceAdmiring glance
A Green Goddess at the Lincolnshire Aviation CentreA Green Goddess at the Lincolnshire Aviation Centre
A Tallboy BombA Tallboy Bomb
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict14701470 Lincolnshire RebellionrebellionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1643Battle of WincebyRoundhead, Cavalier, battleWikidata
    linkchannelFacebook channel@Wikidata
    linkpageMapping Museums page@Wikidata
    linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
    sitebunkerRAF Skendlebyradar station, Royal Air Force station, bunkerWikidata
    sitecastle1220Bolingbroke CastleEnglish Heritage, Heritage Lincolnshire, enclosure castle, archaeological siteWikidata
    sitecastle1231Tattershall Castlehistoric house museum, National Trust, archaeological site, castleWikidata
    sitemilitary base1918RAF DigbyRoyal Air Force station, military museum, Royal Air Force, air baseWikidata
    sitemuseum1988Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centreindependent museum, military museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1997RAF Digby Sector Ops Room Museummilitary museumWikidata
    commonsimageThe Lancaster Bomber at East Kirkby Aviation museum Commons
    commonsimageEast Kirkby watchtower Commons
    commonsimageSidecars Commons
    commonsimageAlbion Ambulance Commons
    commonsimageEast meets West Commons
    commonsimageMeridian marker, East Kirkby airfield museum Commons
    commonsimageEast Kirkby meridian marker Commons
    commonsimageAdmiring glance Commons
    commonsimageA Green Goddess at the Lincolnshire Aviation Centre Commons
    commonsimageA Tallboy Bomb Commons